Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon will be captaining Prime Minister XI in a T20 warm-up game against England in Canberra, announced by Cricket Australia (CA) on Saturday.

Lyon was the star performer against England in the recently concluded Ashes series, where he snared 21 wickets and was very consistent with the ball throughout the series. He is the most successful Australian off-spinner as he has taken 290 Test scalps so far.

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Lyon was very happy and honored with the announcement and said: “It’s a tremendous honor to be selected to captain the Prime Minister’s XI and captain alongside the likes of past greats including Brett Lee, Michael Hussey and Ricky Ponting.”

Meanwhile, former Australian stumper Brad Haddin will coach the team for this game, which will be played on February 2 at Manuka Oval.

Cricket Australia also confirmed that the match will become a T20 double-header, with the ICC’s 15th-ranked Hong Kong to take on an ACT XI at Manuka Oval on the same day.