1st Ashes Test: Australia v England @ Gabba Dec 8-12, 2021

[Bazal]

Lyon bowling in speed dealers but sending down slow straight pies

 

[hineyrulz]

Can people really call the bald plodder the goat and keep a straight face????

 

[Hutty1986]

Yeah....deeep doodoo!

 

[Eelectrica]

GOAT took heaps of wickets when Wadey was in the team. Bring back Wadey

 

[Eelectrica]

Seriously though, what's the word on Haze?

 

[hineyrulz]

Green looked pretty impressive with the ball, massively underused. The BOAT totally overbowled he's looked as threatening as an Aiden Tolman hit up.

Haze has to be injured.

 

[Bazal]

Patty should bash the BOAT on his shiny melon with a Milton mango stubby, get a concussion sub

 

[Tweed Titan]

Green looked pretty impressive with the ball, massively underused. The BOAT totally overbowled he's looked as threatening as an Aiden Tolman hit up.

Haze has to be injured.

I deadset think Tolman is more explosive than Lyon. Lyon is the biggest fraud in Australian sport.

 

[Smug Panther]

I deadset think Tolman is more explosive than Lyon. Lyon is the biggest fraud in Australian sport.

Was perfectly serviceable until last summer. Now it's time to move on

 

[herbert henry1908]

Shades of our second innings bowling problems last season, it even stretches back a bit further. Unless they step up tomorrow there needs to be a change or two to this bowling lineup soon.

 

[Tommy Smith]

My hair is growing back.

 

[Tommy Smith]

Can people really call the bald plodder the goat and keep a straight face????

Hot take: not only is Lyon shit, but he's always been shit.

An absolute fraud.

 

[Bazal]

Hot take: not only is Lyon shit, but he's always been shit.

An absolute fraud.

TBH this is only a hot take for absolute bogans who only rock up to the cricket to abuse outfielders and make beer snakes.

 

[Hutty1986]

If we're chasing anything more than 120, we're toast.

 

[JJ]

Hot take: not only is Lyon shit, but he's always been shit.

An absolute fraud.

Tbh it’s not his fault Straya can’t find anything better, and somehow he’s taken 399 test wickets…

would fit right in most NZ teams if he was better with the bat…

 

[JJ]

TBH this is only a hot take for absolute bogans who only rock up to the cricket to abuse outfielders and make beer snakes.

Most of the crowds then…

 

[blaza88z]

Easy to blame Lyon but the truth is that he is and was the perfect foil for 3 genuine wicket taking fast bowlers.

I know he's been better in this game but I still reckon Starc is the weak link, once it gets old he's got nothing. Neser carved them up today in the Aus A game and I reckon unless things change dramatically he will get an opportunity in the next game.

Really only need 2 wickets to open them up, new ball will be crucial

 

[JJ]

Easy to blame Lyon but the truth is that he is and was the perfect foil for 3 genuine wicket taking fast bowlers.

I know he's been better in this game but I still reckon Starc is the weak link, once it gets old he's got nothing. Neser carved them up today in the Aus A game and I reckon unless things change dramatically he will get an opportunity in the next game.

Really only need 2 wickets to open them up, new ball will be crucial

Lyon isn’t to blame, he’s just meh…

and no reason to panic, you’re still in a dominant position

 

[herbert henry1908]

Easy to blame Lyon but the truth is that he is and was the perfect foil for 3 genuine wicket taking fast bowlers.

I know he's been better in this game but I still reckon Starc is the weak link, once it gets old he's got nothing. Neser carved them up today in the Aus A game and I reckon unless things change dramatically he will get an opportunity in the next game.

Really only need 2 wickets to open them up, new ball will be crucial

I’d love to see Starc dropped, but there’s almost no chance with a pink ball test next. Also think Jhye Richardson should be the next one in, he’s a slightly better than Neser. But both offer variation to Cummins & Hazlewood’s seam bowling.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Easy to blame Lyon but the truth is that he is and was the perfect foil for 3 genuine wicket taking fast bowlers.

I know he's been better in this game but I still reckon Starc is the weak link, once it gets old he's got nothing. Neser carved them up today in the Aus A game and I reckon unless things change dramatically he will get an opportunity in the next game.

Really only need 2 wickets to open them up, new ball will be crucial

Mitchell starc would be perfect if you could sub him out after his first spell like the rule in the BBL.

As he becomes less threatening in his 2nd spell onwards and is becomes a liability.