India, April 3 -- For the first time, someone has addressed this with a lot of clarity. Cricket Australia chief selector George Bailey has admitted that Nathan Lyon, who has 567 Test wickets to his name, is now prone to injuries, and nobody knows how long he can last in international cricket, and that the CA should be mentally prepared that the spinner may not be around for long.

Lyon is currently nursing a hamstring injury he picked up last year during the third Ashes Test. The offspinner, who once had the distinction of playing straight 100 Tests from 2013-2023, however, has been injury-hit since, but has done well on his returns. Bailey, a former Australian cricketer himself, has now pressed the panic button on the availability status...