Nathan Lyon bluntly said that Shoaib Bashir, who is the first-choice spinner of England in Tests, is not the best spinner of the English team; instead, it is the 34-year-old Jack Leach.
He received his Test debut cap on February 2 during the India vs England Test match in Visakhapatnam. So far, he has featured in 19 games for the Three Lions and has bagged 68 wickets at an average of 39.00, an economy of 3.78, and a strike rate of 61.7.
Nathan Lyon stated that this information was passed on to him by the legendary pace bowler James Anderson during their stint with Lancashire last year. He stated (as quoted by ESPNCricinfo):
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Bashir has been okay, Jack Leach is still their best spinner: Nathan Lyon
"But Bashir has been okay. Jacob Bethell is playing this Test match [at The Oval against India], and he looks like he'll take up the spin bowling from Liam Dawson. But in my eyes, Jack Leach is still their best spinner."
He was unable to deliver the performance that was expected from him on the Pakistan tour, and since then, he has been kept out of the team. In three Tests, Leach had picked up 16 wickets at an average of 31.43 while Bashir bagged nine wickets at an average of 49.5.
Bashir recently suffered a finger injury in the Lord's Test against India and got ruled out of the series, which prompted England to bring in Liam Dawson for one game at Old Trafford in Manchester, before dropping him and slotting Jacob Bethell in the XI for The Oval Test.
I'm not going to let my secrets out - Nathan Lyon
"It is a massive role, and it can be a massive challenge for people who haven't done it in the past in these conditions. But I'm not going to let my secrets out so they come out and perform well out here."
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