'A Real Lion': Fans Hail Nathan Lyon For Coming Out To Bat With Seriously Injured Calf

Nathan Lyon, who is playing his 100th consecutive Test, pulled up in the 37th over and had to be helped around the rope by the physio after suffering a calf strain.

Nathan Lyon showed great courage, leaving netizens inspired, impressed and in awe. ( Image Source :Screengrab taken from Twitter )

England vs Australia Ashes 2023 Test series: The final session of England vs Australia 2nd Test at Lord's saw premier Aussie spinner Nathan Lyon coming out to bat with a serious strain to his calf. Lyon hobbled on to the track to face a frustrated English bowling attack on Saturday. The Baggy Greens were 264/9 after losing quick wickets, and this is when Lyon showed great courage, leaving netizens inspired, impressed and in awe. He received an emotional standing ovation from the Australian dressing room and the crowd at Lord's while walking out.

Lyon, who is playing his 100th consecutive Test, pulled up in the 37th over and had to be helped around the rope by the physio after suffering a calf strain. The way Lyon was limping in pain while running between the wickets leaves his Ashes future in doubt. He faced 13 balls to score 4 runs to help Australia finish at 279 runs, establishing a challenging lead of 371 runs.

Watch below the viral video...

Fair play Nathan Lyon 👏 #EnglandCricket | #Ashes pic.twitter.com/ZiqstQkU16

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 1, 2023

Check below some viral reactions...

Some would say he has the heart of a Lyon

— dylanlee.eth (@Dylan_Lee_78) July 1, 2023

He's not Nathan Lyon, he's a real lion 🦁

— Sophie Ecclestone Stan Acc (@Sukumaraa_Kurup) July 1, 2023

Damn! Garry is really struggling there. I just hope he is able to recover and play again 🙏

Just shows the character of the man to get out there and bat for his country, despite only having one leg.

— Andrew (@andrew_will77) July 1, 2023

"Lyon" Hearted Effort From GOAT 🐐 @NathLyon421

— Junaid Jabbar (JJ) (@JunaidJabbarCA) July 1, 2023

Brave to the core 🔥🔥 wow these Aussies

— Magesh Young (@msh6) July 1, 2023

Lion not Lyon 💁🏻❤️

— RYK TIMES (@RYKTimes) July 1, 2023

Injured Lion or injured lyon 🫡

— Dr Stone-hearted (@muhammadali5254) July 1, 2023

Earlier, Australia were bowled out for 279 runs in their second innings, courtesy of a solid 77-run innings from Usman Khawaja. For England, Stuart Broad bagged the maximum 4 wickets, while Ollie Robinson picked 2 wickets. Australia had scored 416 runs in their first innings. After this, England scored 325 runs in their first innings, The hosts need 371 runs to win 2nd Test of five-match Ashes Test series, level series 1-1.