Australian veteran off-spinner Nathan Lyon considered the controversy that surrounded the drawn fourth test between England and India in Old Trafford, gently questioning the English reaction and tactics in the last day of drama. Lyon, who spoke to the sponsorship event Melbourne Renegades, offered to take characteristically dull: “Get them out. Don’t let them get a hundred.”
Note came with reference to the frustration of England when Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar refused Ben Stokes’ offer And he continued to accumulate running 5th day, directed India to a dominant position and retained his chances in a firmly attacked five ICC World Test Championship, currently led 2-1 hosts.
Rather than in empathy with the English situation, Lyon brought typically without a nonsensical evaluation: if England was frustrated by an Indian approach, the solution was a simple discussion of batter.
Lyon, known for his competitive spirit and direct nature, also took the opportunity to look at the upcoming Ashes series, which began in November in Australia. Lyon is still recovering from a calf injury that shortened his tour in England 2023, and enjoys the prospects that he is facing an aggressive “Bazball” bats, which promoted England under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum.
“I expect to come out and attack me,” Lyon said. “Every tourist team says they’ll attack Spinner, so I’m used to it.” The guys trying to attack me bring me to the game. So I’m looking forward to it. I have some plans and I write a few things I want to try to play and work. ”
37 -year -old Spinner revealed that he is already preparing for ashes, creating tactical notes and variations of planning to face the English highly octane approach. Yet Lyon balanced his competitive advantage with the English transformation under Bazball.
“I think Bazball has changed a little, now he sincerely talks about ways to win games and is not too ruthless,” he said. “But the conditions here, it’s Alway a big competition between BAT and Ball, and that’s the way of Australian goals produced.
“So it will be challenging for their dough and demanding for our dough. This is the way of cricket, you want to see the competition between the bat and the ball.
“I think it’s crucial and all fans, that’s what they want to see, don’t really want to watch what happened in Manchester last week.” With the opener Ashes planned 21 November at Perth Optus Stadium, expectations are building for what he promises to be a fire demonstration.
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Published:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
29. July 2025
