Nathan Lyon’s wife Emma has shared an image of the star bowler and his daughter in a hospital bed together after he was left “shattered”.
Nathan Lyon is with family in hospital as he continues to recover from hamstring surgery.
Photos shared by the star spinner’s wife Emma on Tuesday night showed the bowler lying in a hospital bed with his two-year-old daughter.
The 38-year-old underwent surgery on his injured right hamstring on Tuesday, Cricket Australia has confirmed.
Lyon on Saturday hobbled off Adelaide Oval after injuring his hamstring fielding out in the deep.
Lyon was seen desperately diving forwards to stop a ball from reaching the boundary before he struggled to get back to his feet and walked straight off the ground speaking with the Aussie cricket team’s physiotherapist.
He was then taken to hospital for scans.
He was ruled out for the rest of the series on Sunday with Aussie selectors calling Todd Murphy into the 15-man squad for the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.
As a result of the surgery, Lyon has also been ruled out of playing any matches with the Melbourne Renegades this BBL season, according to Code Sports.
Aussie coach Andrew McDonald on Tuesday said Lyon was “shattered” about facing an extended period off the field.
He will be well supported by his family judging on photos posted on Emma Lyon’s Instagram stories.
Nathan Lyon lies in a hospital with his two-year-old daughter. Photo: Instagram, @emmalyon_.
Another hospital image shared on Instagram by Emma Lyon.
One image shows a fatigued Lyon, wearing a hospital gown, lying in a hospital bed cuddling his daughter.
Emma captioned the post with a heart emoji.
“My world. Playing doctors with daddy,” she wrote.
Emma also shared a photo on Wednesday morning that showed their daughter playing around with the remote control of an empty hospital bed.
The couple has gone to great lengths to protect the identity of their daughter and the post was shared with a heart covering the girl’s face.
Lyon also shares two daughters with ex-wife Mel Waring — Harper, 12, and Milla, 10.
The wrist-spinner leaves a hole in the Australian Test team and his future appears up in the air.
Nathan Lyon and Emma with his daughters Harper and Milla. Picture: John Appleyard
He has now suffered two serious injuries in the past two Ashes series after tearing his calf at Lord’s in 2023.
He bowled only a few overs in the opening Test in Perth before he was dropped for the pink ball Test at the Gabba.
He put on a masterclass in Adelaide where he picked up the key wickets of Ben Stokes, Harry Brook and Zak Crawley to help Australia to an 82-run victory.
McDonald on Tuesday insisted Lyon remains central to the team’s plans for upcoming Test series.
“It’s going to take a lot of hard work, that type of injury,” McDonald said.
Nathan Lyon walks off the field after the Third Test in Adelaide. Photo by Philip Brown/Getty Images)
Australia’s Nathan Lyon, left, walks from the field after injuring his hamstring. AP Photo/James Elsby.
“It’s going to be a hard period for him to get back to where he was.
“But he still wants to do it, India is on the horizon, he will be a key part of that (and) we’ve got New Zealand before that and South Africa before that.
“I think in Adelaide it was probably the best I’ve seen him bowl in a little while in terms of shape and energy he had on the ball.
“Get through this rehab and look forward to what it looks like.”
McDonald went on to say: “He’s pretty shattered, any time you’re facing a long time out, and we saw that off the back of the Lord’s Test match as well”.
There were plenty of mixed emotions for Lyon in Adelaide after he earlier surpassed Glenn McGrath to become Australia’s second-highest wicket taker.
