On Day 5 of the fourth Test match between England and India in Manchester, Nathan Lyon offered his thoughts on the recent altercation between Ben Stokes and the Indian hitters. With only one conceivable outcome in the game, this comes a few days after Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja refused to shake hands with Stokes, opting instead to settle for a draw.
Nathan Lyon said that rather than allowing the spin-bowling all-rounders to get their hundreds, Stokes & Co. need to have maintained the pressure. The seasoned off-spinner added that he anticipates England will target him in the Ashes later this year.
“Take them out. According to Times Now, Nathan Lyon said, “Don’t let them get a hundred,” at a recent Melbourne Renegades event.
“I completely anticipate that they will assault me. I’ve become used to the fact that every touring squad, I believe, promises to assault the spinner. I enter the game when they try to attack me. I’m excited about it. I’ve already written down a few things I want to try to implement and work on, and I have some plans.”
Additionally, he expressed his admiration for the kind of cricket England has been playing in Test matches. It’s fantastic theatre, and I enjoy watching it. That’s England and the way they’re playing cricket. I believe that Bazball has somewhat altered; they are now openly discussing strategies for winning games and avoiding excessive risk-taking. However, given the circumstances here, there has always been fierce fight between bat and ball, which is how Australia has created wickets of that calibre,” he continued.
In relation to the current five-match series, England has a 2-1 lead. The last game at The Oval is expected to be an exciting one given the recent events that transpired between the two clubs.
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