Updated On: 26 November, 2021 09:00 AM IST | Galle | PTI
Lyon’s comments come after former skipper Ricky Ponting said that Paine’s inclusion in the team would “inevitably” be a distraction and the drama was “not going to go away”

Wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Paine. Pic/AFP
Australia spinner Nathan Lyon on Thursday asserted that the inclusion of an under-fire Tim Paine in the playing XI for the Ashes series will not be a distraction for the hosts.
Lyon’s comments come after former skipper Ricky Ponting said that Paine’s inclusion in the team would “inevitably” be a distraction and the drama was “not going to go away.”