From my point of view and ignoring the stats which are always a little more flattering on some and less on others, depending on where they have played more.....
But the topic of Lyons!
Would I pick Lyons over Ashwin or Jadeja? No way! But I rate them as two of the best at the moment. Both decent with the bat too!
Would i rate Lyon as highly as Swann ot Vettori...again no.
However, Lyon is a decent bowler! Does he offer masses of rip or variations and tricky to play like Shane used to be? No!
But he does offer some consistency and bowls good lines.
I would ask 2 questions.....
1. Does he get wickets?
2. would I have him in the England line up?
And it would be a huge YES to both questions!
He does get regular wickets and trying to say otherwise is pointless. Some would argue that he only gets wickets when then batsmen go after him or play a rash shot - in other words, he rarely gets a wicket using skill and cunning and tactical bowling. But surely the skill and tactic Lyon uses is to bowl in a consistent way, so as to force the batsman into changing his shots and therefore make a mistake. Surely doing this is a skill in itself?
The guy takes wickets and seems to have found some decent form. Just my opinion!
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