Although I'm not a huge fan of Nathan Lyon and have been critical of him over the years, I will admit I was shocked to learn of his omission from the team for this test.
If I remember reading somewhere online, it's the first time in 12 years that Lyon has been dropped (since the start of the 2013 Ashes series, where Ashton Agar replaced him), and the first time since January 2012 vs India @ WACA that Lyon has been dropped in favor of a four-pronged pace attack. So, I can imagine that Lyon will be very disappointed not to be playing
Cummins mentioned about the team being selected based on the conditions. Whilst I understand his logic in view of two prior pink-ball tests - vs India @ Adelaide Oval last summer, where Lyon bowled only one over, and 2022 vs England at Hobart, where Lyon didn't bowl at all - Cummins' statement got me thinking of this:
1) Does this decision to omit Lyon from the pink-ball test in Jamaica set a precedent for selection in any future pink-ball tests during the remainder of Lyon's career (most notably the next one, which will be against England at the Gabba)?
2) If pink-ball tests were played around the mid-2000s towards the end of Shane Warne's career, would the selectors (e.g. Bailey, McDonald et al) have dropped an in-form, 139-test Warney from the team for an upcoming pink-ball test based on Cummins' logic?
