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.
