Bowled Gaz! Lyon hits 100-test milestone in decider vs India
By JOHN PYEJanuary 14, 2021 GMT
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Tim Paine recalls his eyes lighting up when he first saw Nathan Lyon on TV bowling in domestic cricket, thinking how he’d like to slog that kind of spin all around the ground.
It took a tour to Zimbabwe a couple of months after in June 2011, when he was leading the Australia A squad and keeping wickets to Lyon, to change Paine’s opinion.
In less than a year, Lyon went from working as a curator at the Adelaide Oval to playing for Australia.