"I'm letting things settle down in my own head and trying to make sure that I'm doing whatever I can to make sure the guys representing Australia do the right thing and get the right result for us, he said. I'm not the first player to miss a Test match and I won't be the last. But I'm obviously pretty gutted because I know the role that I can play, and especially at a venue like this."
"Nath will disagree with the decision, and that's perfectly OK. I have no qualms about players feeling like they can impact the game and the fact of the matter is he could have. Very much it's a one-Test decision, Nath will play in Adelaide."
"It's a tough one for Nath. Everyone wants to play every game and I'm sure he'll be disappointed. It's certainly not a reflection of his skills. They looked at conditions and made the choice of this attack for these conditions."
Nathan Lyon was omitted from Australia's XI for the Brisbane Test, ending a 13-year run of home-Test selection and prompting anger and disappointment. Lyon described himself as "absolutely filthy" and said he was gutted because of the role he could play, particularly at the Gabba. Chair of selectors George Bailey labelled the change a one-Test decision and guaranteed Lyon a place for the Adelaide Test. England's Joe Root made an unbeaten 135, his 40th Test century and first in Australia, while Mitchell Starc took six first-innings wickets and teammates expressed surprise and sympathy over Lyon's exclusion.
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