Nathan Lyon‘s first Test captain Michael Clarke has questioned Cricket Australia’s decision to cap his County Championship stint with Lancashire at just seven games saying it “doesn’t make sense” if he is just going to return to home to do a pre-season given Australia do not play their next Test match until November 22.
Lyon, 36, had initially signed with Lancashire to play the entire 2024 season across all three formats before a discussion with Australia’s selectors saw that stint reduced to just the first half of the season and red-ball cricket only.
Lyon, who said he was “pretty disappointed” at the restrictions, and Lancashire were left further frustrated when the first game of the season was washed out, with Lyon bowling just two overs, leaving him available for just six more of the next eight under the guidelines set out by CA although the club were hopeful that would be adjusted.
Speaking on ESPN’s Around The Wicket, Clarke was…
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