Nathan Lyon has unfinished business, and it runs through India in 2027

Nathan Lyon will be in India two years from now when Australia will attempt to win their first Test series there since 2004. This is not a statement that he's made. Or even a declaration that is being made here. To be fair, there have been plenty of hints that Lyon has dropped along the way in the last few months about his keenness to make it to 2027. And tick some boxes he'd want ticked before he decides to hang up his boots.

It's more that it seems likelier now. It's more that it just seems like he will power on till he can get his hands on an SG ball again, reenergised and revitalised after having found two willing and talented partners he is confident of going into battle with. If