NIIIICEEE GARRRYY.. Ehh maybe not that nice, did we just watch Lyon's last test?

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Loves the subcontinental wickets.

England will probably take an aggressive approach to Lyon this summer.

 

[Kennedy Parker]

 

[frankrizzo]

Loves the subcontinental wickets.

England will probably take an aggressive approach to Lyon this summer.

All spinners get attacked pretty much all the time on our decks but the fact lyon can still take nearly 4 wickets a test at 34 on those dead tracks while he is the obvious target is why he is so valuable, it really is a ridiculously hard job being a frontline spinner in australia right now and i don't think the top spinners in the world like ashwin jadeja shah herath ect would do that well if they played most of their games here.

 

[Power Raid]

Looking noice today

 

[frankrizzo]

Hopefully lyon can back this up with a solid home summer and stop what seems constant speculation over his place in the side, he's only 29 (with 260+ wickets to his name) which for an offie is still pretty young but it is going to be a hard next year and a half for aussie spinners as the only away tour is SA.

 

[Noobz0r]

The grief that he cops on this board is ridiculous.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

The grief that he cops on this board is ridiculous.

Truly is. Less than 100 wickets away from D.K. Lillee now, and suspect he will at some point pass him.
Very underrated performer for Australia.

 

[Wolfs]

Here is a crazy stat.

Lyon has taken more 5fors in the Subcontient this year than any other bowler. That includes Jadeja, Herath and Ashwin.

 

[STFU Donnie]

Here is a crazy stat.

Lyon has taken more 5fors in the Subcontient this year than any other bowler. That includes Jadeja, Herath and Ashwin.

Not just 5fors either. A 6for, a 7for and an 8for.

Not bad for someone who supposedly was playing his last test just last summer.

 

[Power Raid]

Anyone else getting an image of two chicks eating out their clean shaven friend for this thread?

Noice Gary!

 

[Damon_3388]

Lyon now 3rd all time among non-Asian bowlers for total wickets in Asia (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh), with less matches played and a better strike rate than the top two (Shane Warne and Daniel Vettori).

Does anyone rate him yet?

 

[a mayes ing]

Been fantastic, getting better every test. Also a much improved performance in the subcontinent. Continue into the Ashes pleaseee

 

[Noobz0r]

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...7;spanval1=span;template=results;type=bowling

Has now taken the most wickets for this calendar year. Stick it up 'em Gaz!

 

[RookiePick]

Mmm...
The unparallelled, myriad subcontinental flavours of the #GOAT

 

[sherb]

Lyon now 3rd all time among non-Asian bowlers for total wickets in Asia (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh), with less matches played and a better strike rate than the top two (Shane Warne and Daniel Vettori).

Does anyone rate him yet?

The usual suspect here never will.......

 

[sherb]

 

[ROOTA#6]

Well done lad...bloody well done

 

[sherb]

The grief that he cops on this board is ridiculous.

Not sure what more the bloke has to do. He is now Australia's all-time leading offie by country mile.

 

[ABSOLUTE MADMAN]

It really is incredible the career he has managed to carve out. All power to him.

 

[happy_eagle]

But but but O'Keefe plays well at shield level.....

 

[Power Raid]

I guess many of us are stuck in wanting another Warne and fail to appreciate Lyon's achievements

but when we think of the Warne before Warne and then realise we probably only had three or four Warne's in one hundred years

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Pity we can't find a really good leggie to compliment him from the other end. We have quality quicks to partner up with Gaz, but in Asia we need another gun spinner.

 

[Aussie_boy]

How good is he, could easily take 60+ wickets for the calendar year.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

13 wickets, amazing. Most by an Aussie bowler in the Subcontinent ever. Though to be fair, we usually only bowl once...

 

[DaRick]

This is IMO the best he's ever bowled.