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Root takes full advantage of Australia’s Lyon-shaped hole

Selectors omitted spinner Nathan Lyon for pace bowler Michael Neser in a move that allowed England’s Joe Root to exploit the absence of spin at the Gabba, where Lyon has 52 wickets.

By leaving Nathan Lyon out of the side, Australia may have just outsmarted themselves.

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Fox Sports Australia broke the news in Australia on Thursday, December 4, 2025.
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