*Official* Australia tour of New Zealand Feb-Mar 2024

[Flem274*]

Kiwis of a certain vintage really rate Greg Matthews.

 

[morgieb]

If another great Aussie leg spinner like Warne came along do you think Lyon would have kept his spot? I doubt it.

Because Warne is exactly the sort of player that comes around every day.

 

[NZTailender]

As out of sorts as he's been, reckon Conway would've some better than Latham here

 

[Spark]

Rachin having some luck, needs to make the most of it.



If another great Aussie leg spinner like Warne came along do you think Lyon would have kept his spot? I doubt it.

This applies to literally every single spinner in the history of the game bar one. It's like the opposite of a good point.

 

[Flem274*]

Actually watching Will Young, the last makeshift opener to pretend the offside doesn't exist was Tom Blundell in Melbourne. Maybe they discussed it.

 

[Burgey]

Didn't you know, Nathan Lyon (500+ wickets at an average of 30) is about as good as Greg Mathews (60 wickets at 48)

Mo was genuinely one of those guys who was too good at Shield level and not quite good enough for test level.

 

[Calm_profit]

Golden arm Travis Head

 

[Gob]

Rachin having some luck, he needs to make the most of it.



If another great Aussie leg spinner like Warne came along do you think Lyon would have kept his spot? I doubt it.

No but spinners like Warne comes once in 100 years

 

[Spark]

Mo was genuinely one of those guys who was too good at Shield level and not quite good enough for test level.

From what I've seen he was a decent bowler, it's just that Australian pitches are usually where offies go to die. That's exactly what makes Lyon so impressive.

 

[Spikey]

i mean, the only aus off-spinner it's worth comparing lyon to is hauritz, because it's total apples and oranges to compare off-spinners before and after DRS

 

[Calm_profit]

What a catch by Smith!

 

[Spark]

What a snare

 

[NZTailender]

Oh ffs young.

Great catch tho

 

[morgieb]

Headalitharan strikes again!

 

[Burgey]

Bin lid!

 

[Calm_profit]

This looks like subcontinent pitch

 

[Flem274*]

****

 

[Spark]

i mean, the only aus off-spinner it's worth comparing lyon to is hauritz, because it's total apples and oranges to compare off-spinners before and after DRS

Not so much in Australia though. The benefits of DRS for offies are really applicable in the subcontinent, you don't get that many batsman out in that fashion in Aus

 

[King Kane]

Great catch from Smith but still shameful for Young getting out to a part time spinner like Head.

 

[Starfighter]

Didn't you know, Nathan Lyon (500+ wickets at an average of 30) is about as good as Greg Mathews (60 wickets at 48)

Lol, he's as good as a guy who couldn't get in the team over Tim May even though he could bat.

One of the sillier opinions on here recently.