Nathan Lyon confirmed his move to Lancashire for 2024 County Championship.

Australia Test off-spinner Nathan Lyon has officially confirmed his move to County Club Lancashire for the 2024 County Championship.

Nathan Lyon will spend the whole of next summer at Emirates Old Trafford in what will be his second LV = Insurance County Championship stint.

The spinner, who has previously represented Worcestershire on the county circuit, helping them to the Division Two title in 2017, will be available in all formats.

Best known for his red-ball bowling, the 36-year-old has taken 736 wickets at 33.02 in 204 first-class appearances, including 496 wickets in 122 Tests for Australia.

With the white ball, he has taken 90 wickets in 81 List A matches and a further 57 wickets in 51 T20s.

“This is an exciting opportunity for me and I am really looking forward to heading over to England for a full season of county cricket with Lancashire,” Lyon said.

“I love playing cricket in England. I’m keen to keep learning, keep improving my game and hopefully I can contribute to winning matches for the Red Rose and pass on some of the experiences that I have gained over the years throughout my career.

“They have a strong squad at Lancashire and Emirates Old Trafford is a really great venue to play cricket at, so I am looking forward to that. It will also be great to catch up with Jimmy Anderson too.”

Lyon played twice in the drawn Ashes series in England earlier this summer before he suffered a calf injury at Lord’s, which sidelined the off-spinner until October.

Prior to that injury, Lyon had made 100 consecutive Test appearances for Australia and he has taken the third-most wickets for his country behind Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne.