Australian spinner Nathan Lyon, who suffered a calf injury while fielding on Day Two, has criticised comments which suggested that he walked out to bat on the Day Four with the possibility of his team getting a concussion substitute to replace him if he were to get hit amid England’s relentless short-ball barrage. Commentating on Sky Sports, ex-England captain Kevin Pietersen said, “Imagine if he [Lyon] had been hit on the head and got concussion, he’d have got a like-for-like replacement,” Pietersen said.

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