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Dec 1, 2017: Fingerspinners have generally struggled in Australia, but Nathan Lyon has been a glorious exception
England's wheels are not off but they're loosened
Nov 29, 2017: They couldn't match fire with fire in Brisbane, or spin with spin. And they had no answers for the Steven Smith question
The Ashes 2017-18
Come and get me - Lyon says to England
Nov 29, 2017: Confident in his abilities as Australia's No. 1 spinner, Nathan Lyon has said he wouldn't mind if the English batsmen come out with a plan of all-out attack against him in Adelaide
Australia v England, 1st Test, The Ashes 2017-18, Brisbane, 4th day
Nov 26, 2017: The key moments that left Australia on the verge of a comprehensive victory at the Gabba
Gabba Test shows why pitches must favour bowlers more
Nov 26, 2017: The pitch for the first Test is a great illustration of why the best Test matches are played on surfaces that give some encouragement to the bowlers.
Australia v England, 1st Ashes Test, Brisbane, 2nd day
Lyon shrugs off trash-talk criticism
Nov 24, 2017: Nathan Lyon has defended his controversial pre-Ashes comments about Matt Prior and wanting to end England players' careers
Australia v England, 1st Test, The Ashes 2017-18, 1st day, Brisbane
Brisbane clouds clear for Cummins and Lyon
Nov 23, 2017: Two Australian bowlers in the thick of the first-day action found the Gabba shining more benignly upon them than usual
The Ashes 2017-18
Trashes to Ashes: England find the calm before the storm
Nov 21, 2017: Given their imperfect preparation, England are probably just about as well-placed as they could be going into the series
The Ashes 2017-18
'It could be your career that ends': Prior steps up war of words with Lyon
Nov 21, 2017: Matt Prior, the former England wicketkeeper, has stepped up his war of words with Australia's Nathan Lyon
The Ashes 2017-18
Prior rubbishes Lyon's 'scared' claim
Nov 20, 2017: Nathan Lyon has suggested Matt Prior "wanted to fly home" during the 2013-14 Ashes because he was intimidated by Mitchell Johnson
The Ashes 2017-18
Australia aim to remind England of Mitchell Johnson
Nov 20, 2017: Nathan Lyon believes that the trio of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins can hurt England as badly as the Mitchell Johnson-led attack did four years ago
Queensland v New South Wales, Sheffield Shield 2017-18, Brisbane, 3rd day
Nov 15, 2017: Nathan Lyon was in paradise, until he decided to make himself something to eat, which somehow led to fire trucks arriving at a cricket ground
'I was so mentally drained by the end of the India tour I had nothing left'
Nov 2, 2017: Steven Smith talks about how he became Australia captain, the challenges he faced on the India tour, and bringing back the ruthless tone of the 2013-14 Ashes
JLT One-Day Cup 2017-18
Ross equals de Villiers' record in Redbacks win
Oct 6, 2017: The 25-year old smashed Nathan Lyon for 32 runs to equal AB de Villiers' Australian record for the most runs scored in a single over
JLT One-day Cup
Australia's woes open doors for aspirants in JLT Cup
Sep 26, 2017: Following series defeats in New Zealand and India, and an early Champions Trophy exit, Australia's domestic tournament presents ample opportunity for players to stake a claim for a place in the national side
Australia in Bangladesh 2017
Evolving Lyon clears all doubts
Sep 8, 2017: From the verge of being left out of Australia's Test team last year, Nathan Lyon has progressed, as a bowler and leader, to the extent that he is now indispensable to the squad
Bangladesh v Australia, 2nd Test, Chittagong
Lyon cracks the Asian challenge
Sep 7, 2017: Nathan Lyon became only the second non-Asian, after Ian Botham, to take 13 wickets in a Test in Asia
Bangladesh v Australia, 2nd Test, Chittagong, 4th day
Lyon finishes with best figures by an Australian in Asia
Sep 7, 2017: Lyon also became only the second offspinner - the first in over 110 years - to take two ten-wicket hauls in Tests for his country
Bangladesh v Australia, 2nd Test, Chittagong, 4th day
Lyon, Warner power series-saving Australia victory
Sep 7, 2017: Peter Handscomb and Glenn Maxwell took charge of a small target in fading light, after Lyon had made the sprint finish possible by scooping his third six-wicket haul in succession
Bangladesh v Australia, Second Test
Lyon: most five-fors in Asia in 2017
Sep 5, 2017: The offspinner also has the most seven-fors by a visiting bowler in Tests in Asia
