Bairstow was stumped by Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey whereas dawdling out of his crease throughout the Second Test, the England batter wrongly assuming that the ball had been referred to as useless. The incident prompted an enormous backlash, with Australia booed off at lunch and heckled by MCC members as they handed by means of the Long Room.
Lyon was off the sector, having suffered the calf pressure that has since dominated him out of the sequence, however revealed that hostilities spilled over into the gamers’ eating space on the floor.
“There were a few Australian guys and a few English guys in the lunchroom and I hobbled up on my crutches and stood in the middle of it and tried to calm things down a little bit.” Lyon advised the Willow Talk Cricket Podcast. “Jonny had a few words here or there. That’s all part of it, I’m all for it.”
The MCC subsequently suspended three members pending an investigation and issued a proper apology to Australia’s gamers over the Long Room confrontation.
“The emotions in the room were quite remarkable,” Lyon added. “Everyone was gobsmacked but found it hilarious, because you walk through that Long Room and you’re more chance of getting sued than punched.
“So, you have a look at it like that and all these guys abusing you, and you are like, ‘What’s happening right here?’ It was fairly humorous in all respects.”
Lyon suffered his calf injury while fielding in England’s first innings at Lord’s, but while the 35-year-old bravely hobbled out to bat later in the game, he knew his tour was over instantly.
“[Ben] Duckett performed the pull shot, obtained a prime edge and I went to take off and I simply heard this little gun shot and simply felt it go immediately. I knew immediately my sequence was achieved there after which,” he mentioned.
The timing of Lyon’s damage had prompted concern that he may even be compelled into retirement, however the 35-year-old spinner — who’s simply 4 wickets away from a Test profession landmark 500 — mentioned he hopes to be match for December’s dwelling sequence in opposition to Pakistan.
