The veteran off-spinner recently resumed bowling at Cricket Central in Sydney.
Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon expects to be fully fit for the first Test against Bangladesh, scheduled to begin on August 13 in Darwin.
After suffering a severe hamstring tear during the 2025-26 Ashes in Adelaide that required surgery, the veteran campaigner recently resumed bowling at Cricket Central in Sydney.
Lyon has logged over 700km on a road bike during his intensive rehab and dismissed any talk of retirement, citing his hunger to play every match during a demanding schedule that leads up to the Ashes in England.
The two-Test series against Bangladesh in August kicks off a grueling stretch of at least 20 Tests in 11 months for the Australian team.
Lyon is eager to face batters during training camps in Brisbane prior to the Bangladesh series opener.
"Yeah, 100%. [I'm] absolutely flying. I feel really good, really confident … very happy with the way it's gone. It's been a lot of hard work, there's no point in hiding behind that, a lot of long days and stuff, but that's all been part of it," Lyon quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo.
With 567 Test wickets, Nathan Lyon currently sits only behind Shane Warne on Australia's all-time list and could push towards 600 scalps considering the upcoming schedule.
However, his selection for every match is no longer a given, with national selector George Bailey and coach Andrew McDonald openly citing that Lyon’s age (turning 39 in November 2026) and recent injury record mean his body needs careful monitoring.
"I saw George's comments, he's had a phone call. I have seen Andrew's comments, he's had a phone call," Lyon said. "But, yeah, I wouldn't be doing all this work right now if I didn't want to play every Test match. No one has a given right to be selected for Australia, so I know I need to make sure that I'm performing, doing all the right things. But I'm, hand on heart, set on playing every Test match I'm available for."
Nathan Lyon confirmed his commitment to continue playing. Watching the New South Wales State of Origin comeback sparked his competitive drive and made him realize he is not ready to walk away.
"Seeing those guys be able to write a fairytale script for so many people in the crowd and for a professional athlete to have that ability to do that, that's what's really driving me at the moment," he said. "I was sitting there with my wife and I literally said, I'm not ready to give up this, I'm missing this right now.
"Honestly, I felt like, before I blew my hammy off, I was probably bowling the best I've bowled in about six years. Now I know what I need to do to get to that standard. I'm really excited by that challenge."