Nathan Lyon Expresses Desire To Feature In All Three Formats For Australia

Lyon, who has played just two T20Is for Australia, is hopeful of featuring in next year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup at home

In-form senior spinner Nathan Lyon was sidelined when Cricket Australia announced 14-man squad for the upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Lyon, who has played just two T20Is for Australia, is hopeful of featuring in next year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup at home. Not only that, Lyon also expressed his desire to feature in all three formats for Australia. "Definitely, I want to put my hand up for all games of cricket, especially for Australia," Lyon said. "Whatever game I play cricket for, I just need to make sure I'm doing my job, and if I keep putting my hand up for selection, who knows where that may lead to?" The 31-year-old spinner believes he's still got a lot of cricket left in him. "I'm still trying to get better each and every day. The day I stop trying to get better is probably the day I need to give up," he said. "But I believe I'll never conquer the game of cricket. "I'm still learning off the likes of Steve Smith and bowling to him in the nets. I'm pretty lucky to have that everywhere I go. I'm still trying to get better, so there's no time limit on me." Australia is slated to face Sri Lanka and Pakistan in back-to-back three-match T20I series, starting by the end of October 2019. Cricket Australia has scheduled this series keeping in mind next year's T20I World Cup that will be hosted by Australia.