Australian Test spinner likens challenge to that posed by Kevin PietersenPaceman Mitchell Starc says Kane Williamson will also pose a threatNathan Lyon is relishing the chance to assume down Brendon McCullum,likening the challenge to that posed by Kevin Pietersen. Lyon’s record at the Gabba is an impressive 20 wickets from four Tests at an average of 23.20.
Yet since making his Test debut in 2011, so many of the off-spinner’s trips to Brisbane have coincided with calls for an all-pace attack. Those years are over. No longer is Lyon’s place under question - he’s now a leader and an automatic selection. And when Steve Smith and Darren Lehmann are plotting plans for current Zealands destructive skipper McCullum you can be certain Lyon will feature prominently.
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Source: theguardian.com