Should Australia be so reliant on spin in India?

Feb 17, 2017: Their slow bowlers have struggled in Asia over the last nine years, while their fast bowlers have done much better. They may have missed a trick with their selection

Big Bash League 2016-17, semi-final

Henriques does it twice as Sixers scrape through in Super Over

Jan 25, 2017: The Sydney Sixers gave away an easy chase with a collapse of 6 for 31, before coming back to clinch it in the Super Over against Brisbane Heat in the second semi-final

Australia v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Sydney, 5th day

Hazlewood wraps up 3-0 whitewash

Jan 7, 2017: The fast bowler took three wickets to wrap up Australia's 12th successive Test win - and a fourth successive whitewash - over Pakistan on home soil

Australia v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Sydney, 3rd day

Lyon finally does it at the SCG

Jan 5, 2017: Of all grounds in Australia, the designated spinner's wicket at the SCG was where Lyon had found least success before this Test

Australia v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Melbourne, 5th day

You won't take this Lyon down

Dec 30, 2016: Nathan Lyon began the fifth day at the MCG uncertain of his place in the side for the Sydney Test. By the end of play, he stepped back from the precipice with a spell that set the tone for Australia's unlikely win

Australia v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Melbourne, 5th day

Starc and Lyon snatch unlikely win

Dec 30, 2016: No fewer than 141 overs were lost to rain but Australia, led by their captain Steven Smith, secured a dramatic Test and series victory with the last hour to spare at the MCG

Australia v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Melbourne, 4th day

Lyon hasn't bowled 'at his best' - Smith

Dec 29, 2016: Australia's captain Steven Smith has declined to name Nathan Lyon a certain starter for the Sydney Test, declaring that Australia needed greater consistency from the offspinner

Australia v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Melbourne, 1st day

When the cult of Nathan Lyon hit Melbourne

Dec 26, 2016: A Facebook campaign had called for the Melbourne fans to yell "Niiiice, Garry" after Nathan Lyon's third ball of the Test. Fittingly, the offspinner took a wicket with it

Australia v Pakistan, 1st Test, Brisbane, 3rd day

Luck not with 'cult hero' Lyon - Khawaja

Dec 17, 2016: Nathan Lyon's place in the Australian team has been in doubt since the series loss to South Africa, but Usman Khawaja thinks he's bowled much better than the numbers suggest

Australia v Pakistan, 1st Test, Brisbane

Australia ponder playing four quicks

Dec 14, 2016: Australia have left open the possibility of playing four fast men and leaving out offspinner Nathan Lyon at the Gabba, choosing not to name their XI on the eve of the match

Pakistan in Australia 2016-17

Shouldn't 'overkill' day-night Tests - Lyon

Dec 12, 2016: Nathan Lyon has said Test cricket should be kept "as traditional as possible with the odd pink ball game"

Pakistan in Australia 2016-17

Lyon hopes to extract more bounce from the Gabba

Dec 12, 2016: The offspinner has set his sights on hitting the splice of the bats, and bringing the close-in catchers into play in the day-night Test in Brisbane

South Australia v New South Wales, Sheffield Shield, Adelaide

Lyon, Stobo take NSW into lead

Dec 6, 2016: Nathan Lyon and debutant fast bowler Charles Strobo took six wickets between them to help New South Wales dismiss South Australia for 236 and take a 33-run lead

Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test, Adelaide, 3rd day

Lyon roars back from selection precipice

Nov 26, 2016: Nathan Lyon came close to being discarded for the Adelaide Test. Given the opportunity, he banked on scoreboard pressure and his variations in pace and spin to pin South Africa down

Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test, Adelaide, 3rd day

Lyon and Starc tighten Australia's grip

Nov 26, 2016: At stumps on the third day in Adelaide, South Africa were 6 for 194 in their second innings, with a lead of 70 runs

Ashwin v Herath v Yasir v Lyon

Nov 11, 2016: While R Ashwin has the best average among the four, Yasir Shah has been outstanding given the conditions he has bowled in

Time for Smith and Warner to step up

Nov 11, 2016: The true test of where the Australians are at as a cricket team will be how they respond at Bellerive Oval this week

New South Wales v Queensland, Matador Cup 2016-17, final

Frugal Lyon delivers Matador Cup title to NSW

Oct 23, 2016: With the Australia team for the Perth Test against South Africa set to be announced within a week, Nathan Lyon reasserted his place as the side's most accomplished spinner with a miserly 4 for 10 against Queensland

Sri Lanka v Australia, 2nd ODI, Colombo

The first ODI hat-trick of 2016, and the sitter that sat

Aug 24, 2016: Plays of the day from the second ODI between Sri Lanka and Australia in Colombo

Sri Lanka v Australia, 3rd Test, SSC, 4th day

Lyon, Holland fail to seize narrative

Aug 16, 2016: With the plot of the Test yet to be written by the team that took the initiative, Australia's spinners adjusted to their detriment, thereby conceding the advantage to the hosts