Nathan Lyon Shoots Down Shane Warne’s Call to Take Rest

Nathan Lyon has shot down calls for him to take rest in order to allow legspinner Mitchell Swepson to make his Test debut in Sydney. Spin legend Shane Warne has made the suggestions that Lyon could make way for Swepson in the third and final Test against New Zealand with Australia already having taken an unassailable 2-0 lead.

In a sharp retort, Lyon asked whether Warne himself ever took rest to give his contemporary Stuart MacGill a chance to play and that he would rather have Swepson bowl alongside him.

“Did Warney ever want a rest and give Stuart MacGill a go? I won’t be resting,” Lyon said after Australia completed a 247-run win in Melbourne on Sunday. “There’s always talk about two spinners, but Mitch has been bowling brilliantly for Queensland. It’s great we’re able to have a very versatile squad for whatever conditions we’re faced with we can come up with a decent side.”