LONDON: Australia’s veteran off-spinner Nathan Lyon on Friday, arrived at the Lord’s on crutches for the third day of the ongoing second Ashes Test.

Nathan Lyon, who limped off the field from the second session on Thursday after sustaining a calf injury while fielding, looked distraught as he got medical attention on the boundary while his teammate Steve Smith hinted the off-spinner could be out of action for “a while”.

The incident happened after Lyon was spotted hobbling out with the physio in the 37th over of England’s innings briefly after completing his spell. Lyon appeared to be in obvious distress as he chased a ball to the fence and was promptly taken off from the field.

Cricket Australia had provided an update that Nathan Lyon sustained an injury to his right calf while fielding during the final session and will be assessed after the conclusion of the second day’s play.

“Update from the Australian team: Nathan Lyon suffered an injury to his right calf injury while fielding in the final session today. He will be further assessed after play,”  cricket.com.au tweeted.

Meanwhile, Nathan Lyon required crutches to join his teammates at Lord’s on Friday morning, as he limped into the ground’s iconic pavilion. His right calf was also covered in a bandage, with Australia expected to give an update on his fitness shortly.

The off-spinner had incidentally become just the sixth player, and the first-ever bowler, to play 100 consecutive Tests in the same match on Wednesday.

“That’s something I’m really proud of. To be able to tick off 100 consecutive Test matches, that’s a proper stat in my head,” Nathan Lyon had said ahead of the Test. “That’s a lot of Test cricket, a lot of ups and downs. No wonder I’ve got no hair.”

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