Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon dismissed claims that “Bazball” — England’s model of aggressive cricket — has revolutionised the game.
Lyon stated he didn’t see ‘Bazball’ — named after England Take a look at coach Brendon McCullum — within the two Ashes matches he performed earlier than he acquired injured and missed the subsequent three.
“I’m 2-0 in opposition to Bazball so I’m pleased,” Lyon joked in an interview with an Australian broadcast channel.
“It’s a load of s***, in the event you ask me. It’s a model of cricket that the English need to maintain going with. Now, it’s within the dictionary, which is fairly extraordinary. I do know everybody retains speaking about BazBall, to be trustworthy, I didn’t actually see BazBall… all through my two Exams in opposition to them.”
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“I have a look at the Australian cricket group and the batters we’ve had, David Warner for instance… I’ve seen him rating lots of in a session and that’s off taking part in an attacking model of cricket.
“I believe there’s a number of smoke and mirrors with BazBall, if I’m being trustworthy with you, and I really feel like in the event you’re going to play an aggressive model of cricket anyway, it’s about having the ability to go up and down in gears and understanding the moments within the sport,” he added.
Australia retained the Ashes with the five-match collection ending at 2-2 final 12 months.