Australia captain Pat Cummins praised off-spinner Nathan Lyon forward of the second Check of the Ashes 2023, which begins on Wednesday, June 28 at Lord’s. Lyon will play his a centesimal consecutive Check at Lord’s, a mark that no different spinner in cricket historical past has achieved.
The 35-year-old has performed 121 Assessments for Australia since making his debut towards Sri Lanka in 2011. Cummins praised his teammate forward of the second Check, saying that his sturdiness is a credit score to his nice health and type.
Cummins talks about Lyon
Australia skipper Pat Cummins was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au:
“It’s a testomony to not solely how good Nath is by way of longevity and health and type, however to have the ability to play 100 Assessments means you’re getting picked in all situations.”
Along with Lyon, the Australian captain acknowledged that he had discovered his manner into the beginning XI even in adversarial conditions such because the Gabba in Brisbane.
Lyon has 495 wickets in 121 Assessments at a median of 30.99 in his profession. The off-spinner is Australia’s third-highest wicket-taker, trailing solely legends Glenn McGrath (563) and Shane Warne (708). He was additionally the best wicket-taker within the World Check Championship cycle 2021-23, with 88 wickets from 20 matches.
The New South Wales-born spinner was Australia’s first-choice bowler within the first Check of the Ashes 2023, selecting up eight wickets and recording figures of 4/149 and 4/80 in two innings.
Lyon started his profession with a bang, when he took the famend Sri Lankan batter Kumar Sangakkara out on his first supply within the format. He went on to take 5 wickets in his debut innings (5/34) and assist Australia win by 125 runs.
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