An injured Nathan Lyon hobbles onto Lord's to help add 15 extra runs, before Mitchell Starc delivers a trademark wicket to stunt England's run chase. Here are five things you missed overnight from the second Ashes Test at Lord's.
Clearly hampered by a knee injury, when Stokes hadn't bowled up until lunch on day four at Lord's, it seemed he wouldn't risk himself with so many Tests coming up in quick succession.Stokes reeled off 12 successive overs of bouncers, taking 1-26 with a maiden, claiming the wicket of Josh Hazlewood.
Once Australia's lead ballooned beyond 350 runs in the shadows of tea, most assumed the time had passed for his moderate batting skill to be required at risk of further damaging an already "significant calf strain".England persisted with their bouncer attack at Lyon, making his decision to bat even riskier.
They added 15 runs and Lyon did manage to smack one four in what could very possibly be the 35-year-old's last act in Test cricket in England.Ollie Pope was castled by a classic Mitch Starc in-swinger.
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