Australia veteran spinner Nathan Lyon on Wednesday joined a particular group of gamers who’ve featured in 100 consecutive Take a look at matches. Lyon is barely the sixth participant, and the first-ever bowler, to play 100 consecutive Take a look at matches. Different gamers on the record are Alastair Prepare dinner (159), Allan Border (153), Mark Waugh (107), Sunil Gavaskar (106) and Brendon McCullum (101). His one hundredth consecutive look got here within the second Take a look at match of the Ashes 2023 collection in opposition to England.

Chatting with Cricket Australia on the eve of this landmark, the 35-year-old off-spinner expressed his delight on the completion of this achievement and even went on to joke about how extreme appearances in Take a look at cricket resulted in lack of hair.

“That is one thing I am actually happy with. To have the ability to tick off 100 consecutive Take a look at matches, that is a correct stat in my head. That is a variety of Take a look at cricket, a variety of ups and downs. No marvel I’ve obtained no hair,” Lyon stated as quoted by ICC.

Lyon went on to thank his household and the help workers, which incorporates his private coach Tom Carter for this extended run within the longest format of cricket.

“For any athlete to achieve success over an extended time period, you have to have actually good folks round you, and I am not speaking throughout the Australian cricket staff,” Lyon added

“I really feel like my household has been completely superb, with their help and love and care. Then there may be Tom Carter, who’s arguably certainly one of my finest mates but additionally my PT who I do a variety of work with behind the scenes.”

“It is most likely 5 days per week once we’re at dwelling, and he is a psychologist in addition to a health coach as a result of I will vent to him and there is no judgement. We now have actually good conversations, so it is most likely having these actually good folks round you and I dare say loads athletes would really feel the identical, having the ability to do it for an extended time period,” Lyon signed off.

On the primary day, Australia dominated with the bat and managed to place up a rating of 339/5, with Smith (85*) and Alex Carey (11*) unbeaten on the crease. They are going to be trying to proceed their domination and prolong the rating on Day 2.