Explanations - 13 - Sequence of Tenses in Indirect Speech

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Change direct speech to reported in the following sentence.

Today, John told me: "I bought a lottery ticket yesterday and I will collect my prize tomorrow."

Today, John told me that he had bought a lottery ticket the day before and he would collect his prize the following day.

Today John told me that he bought a lottery ticket yesterday and he would collect his prize the following day.

Today, John told me that he had bought a lottery ticket yesterday and he would collect his prize the next day.

Today, John told me that he bought a lottery ticket yesterday and he would collect his prize tomorrow.

"Yesterday" is still "yesterday" at the moment of speaking, so the past tense and the "yesterday" stays the same in the indirect sentence. "Tomorrow" is also still "tomorrow" at the moment of speaking so it does not change.
"Tomorrow" is still "tomorrow" at the moment of speaking, so it stays the same in the indirect speech sentence.
"Tomorrow" is still "tomorrow" at the moment of speaking so it does not change.
"Yesterday" and "tomorrow" are still correct at the moment of speaking, so they do not change in indirect speech.