AUSTRALIA spinner Nathan Lyon said on Monday he is on track to recover from a hamstring injury in time for the home test series against Bangladesh in August.
The 38-year-old suffered a torn hamstring during the third Ashes test against England at the Adelaide Oval in December, an injury that required surgery.
Lyon, who has taken 567 Test wickets and is ⁠second on Australia’s all-time list behind Shane Warne (708), said he had been working hard to get back in shape for the longest format of the game.
“Yeah, 100%,” Lyon told Australian media when asked if he was confident of playing in the opener of the two-test series, which starts on August 13 in Darwin.
“It’s been a lot ⁠hard work, there’s no point in hiding behind that, a lot of long days and stuff, but that’s all been part of it.
“I wouldn’t be doing all this work right now ⁠if I didn’t want to play every test match.
“No one has a given right to be selected for Australia, so I ⁠know I need to make sure that I’m performing, doing all the right things. But I’m, hand on ⁠heart, set on playing every test match I’m available for.”
The second match begins on August 22 in Mackay. (Reuters)