The Guardian
I’m not at Lancashire to take Tom Hartley’s place, insists Nathan Lyon
Nathan Lyon has denied he is at Lancashire to take Tom Hartley’s place in the team while admitting the chance to bowl alongside Ashes rival Jimmy Anderson was part of the reason for his arrival in county cricket. Lancashire pulled off a major coup by signing Australia’s record-breaking off-spinner on an overseas deal and, despite only touching down in the country on Tuesday, he goes straight into the squad for Friday’s curtain-raiser against defending champions, Surrey. Lyon’s arrival at Old Trafford has had its detractors, with some worried about it stymying the development of left-arm spinner Hartley, who impressed for England in India.
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