Australian spinner Nathan Lyon mocks England’s ‘Bazball’

Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon dismissed claims that “Bazball” — England’s model of aggressive cricket — has revolutionised the game.

Lyon mentioned he didn’t see ‘Bazball’ — named after England Test coach Brendon McCullum — within the two Ashes matches he performed earlier than he obtained injured and missed the subsequent three.

“I’m 2-0 against Bazball so I am happy,” Lyon joked in an interview with an Australian broadcast channel.

“It’s a load of s***, if you ask me. It’s a brand of cricket that the English want to keep going with. Now, it’s in the dictionary, which is pretty extraordinary. I know everyone keeps talking about BazBall, to be honest, I didn’t really see BazBall… throughout my two Tests against them.”

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“I look at the Australian cricket team and the batters we’ve had, David Warner for example… I’ve seen him score hundreds in a session and that’s off playing an attacking brand of cricket.

“I think there’s a lot of smoke and mirrors with BazBall, if I’m being honest with you, and I feel like if you’re going to play an aggressive brand of cricket anyway, it’s about being able to go up and down in gears and understanding the moments in the game,” he added.

Australia retained the Ashes with the five-match collection ending at 2-2 final yr.