On Sunday, he reached a new milestone in this his annus mirabilis, claiming his 50th then 51st wicket across a spell that made Australia’s position infallible. The third southpaw to fall to Lyon was Moeen, the only visiting batsmen to really take him on at any stage this week. By Mitchell Starc’s assessment, the speed they are able to bowl at is set by Lyon’s dependability. “Just like goalkeepers in football.”At some stage in this series, Lyon will overtake Craig McDermott and move into sixth position for all Australian wicket-takers. In Brisbane, Lyon successfully showed why his skill is just important to that objective as any of his fast-bowling colleagues.

Source: The Guardian November 26, 2017 10:49 UTC