Veteran spinner Nathan Lyon has said he is ready to reinforce Australia’s spin department if his services are required during the ongoing ODI World Cup in India.

Australia could face a few challenges in the spin department as Ashton Agar is missing from the ICC event due to a calf tear. With only one specialist spinner in Adam Zampa and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell as the other option, Australia could feel the absence of a slow bowler, especially in spin-friendly conditions in India.

“I sent Andrew McDonald a text message the other day when I saw Ashton Agar was ruled out. I said, ‘Just to let you know, I’m back bowling 10 overs, I’m right to go, 100 per cent’. If that happened I’d do anything to go over and play the World Cup,” Lyon was quoted as saying by espncricinfo.

“I’d be more than comfortable going in there and doing it if I had to. But, in saying that, there has to be a lot of things go wrong, so let’s hope for Australia’s sake that doesn’t happen.

“Hopefully, they go out there and have a really good campaign and make sure they go over there to achieve what they’ve gone over there to do,” Lyon said.

Lyon looks set to return to competitive cricket from a calf injury that saw him end his Ashes stint earlier than expected in England.