Pietersen suggested Lyon only batted to earn his side a free substitution. 😬 The comments did NOT go down well. 👀 Ashes 9WWOS
Under the rules, teams are allowed to make a like-for-like substitution if a player shows symptoms of a concussion from a blow sustained in the match – which Pietersen pointed out in commentary."Imagine if he had been hit on the head and got concussion," Pietersen said.
"He'd have got a like-for-like replacement and a world-class spinner , based on how he performed in India, it gives food for thought." It was under this rule Marnus Labuschagne made his first appearance in a Test match, batting for Steve Smith in the second Test of the 2019 Ashes series, also held at Lord's.
But Lyon, who was on the field the day Phil Hughes was fatally struck by a bouncer in a Sheffield Shield match in 2014, slammed the suggestions."I have heard comments that people thought I went out there to get hit in the head … I'm really against that because I've lost one of my mates due to being hit in the head," he said in reference to Hughes.The calf injury is almost certain to rule Lyon out of the remainder of the Ashes series."I have been absolutely shattered.
"This is a little bump in the road. I can learn from it and get better. But right now, I am pretty shattered."For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter byGreat Ashes moments since 1990: The centuries, wicket hauls, deliveries, catches and rescue missions that highlight cricket's longest rivalry
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