‘It didn’t look good’: Australia sweat on fitness of Nathan Lyon for rest of Ashes

Nathan Lyon was treated by a physio after injuring his calf in the field. Photograph: Matt Impey/Shutterstock

Nathan Lyon’s future in the Ashes series is in doubt after the Australia spinner sustained a potentially serious calf injury on the second day of the second Test.

Lyon pulled up when running to field the ball in the evening session and needed to be helped to the dressing rooms by a physio, and though the injury is still being assessed Steve Smith admitted “it didn’t look good”.