Veteran Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon opened up about his omission from the ongoing second Ashes Test against England at the Gabba, admitting that he was feeling "absolutely filthy."

Lyon said he arrived at the ground at 12 PM (local time), only to be found 30 minutes later that he would not be featuring in the pink-ball Test.

In a bold selection call, the hosts made two changes to the side that won in Perth, with Michael Neser replacing Lyon and Josh Inglis replacing the injured opener Usman Khawaja. Neser joined Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, and Brendan Doggett, as well as all-rounder Cameron Green, as Australia opted to go with an all-out pace attack for the Brisbane Test.

Earlier, selection chief George Bailey clarified that it was "very much a one-Test decision" to leave out Lyon, guaranteeing the off-spinner's selection for the remainder of the five-match series.

Bailey also said, "Nathan will disagree with the decision, and that's perfectly okay. I think he disagreed with the decision in Jamaica, and that's perfectly okay."

Asked about his chat with Bailey, Lyon told Channel 7 it was "short." He continued, "Absolutely filthy, but yeah, can't do anything about it. Hope I can play my role in making sure I get the guys ready and do whatever I can to make sure that we get the right result here."

Further talking about his snub, Lyon said, "To be honest, I haven't really sat down with Ronnie or George yet. I'm letting things settle down in my own head and trying to make sure that I'm, as I said, doing whatever I can to make sure the guys out in the middle representing Australia do the right thing and get the right result for us."

Lyon, who was also left out of Australia's previous day-night Test against the West Indies in July, boasts a strong record at the Gabba, picking up 52 wickets at just under 29, and has 43 scalps at 25.63 with the pink ball.

"It's no secret it's a place where I absolutely love playing cricket, and I feel like I've got a decent record here, get a lot of bounce there. I felt like the wicket was going to offer a bit of bounce for myself, but I'd like to see what Jacks does," he said.

Lyon also said he hasn't watched much of the action on Thursday. "Yeah, I'm not a great watcher, if I'm being honest. I don't know how many balls I've watched."

The spinner added that communication is always there and that he "will speak to the coaching staff when he's ready."

Lyon was left out of an Australia’s playing XI for the first time in a home Test since 2012, while the hosts were also still without regular skipper Pat Cummins for the second Ashes Test.

"I'm not the first player to miss a Test match, and I won't be the last. But yeah, obviously pretty gutted because I know the role that I can play within Australian cricket, and especially at a venue like this. Extremely disappointed, but I'll do whatever I have to do to make sure these guys are up," he concluded.

(With ANI Inputs)