On Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 8:10:13 AM UTC, Mike Holmans wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Feb 2023 15:10:41 +0000, Mike Holmans <sp...@jackalope.uk>
> wrote:
> >On Fri, 10 Feb 2023 14:40:05 +0000, John Hall
> ><john_...@jhall.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >>In message <1f867709-6428-4d64...@googlegroups.com>,
> >>David North <nos...@lane-farm.fsnet.co.uk> writes
> >>>On Friday, 10 February 2023 at 10:10:25 UTC, Richard Dixon wrote:
> >>>> I trust everyone has an eye on this as it's such an exciting series.
> >>>>It appears Aus have maybe unearthed a new star. I watched his first 7
> >>>>overs the yesterday and India didn't get him away to the boundary in
> >>>>his maiden spell whilst they picked off Lyon.
> >>>>
> >>>> Nathan Lyon 30 7 85 1
> >>>> Todd Murphy 29 7 68 5
> >>
> >>Unless Lyon was having a real off-day, it's startling for the newbie to
> >>have out-bowled such an experienced and good Test bowler..
> >
> >As I've been saying while replying to Richard, I don't find it at all
> >startling that a bowler no-one has seen before gets better results
> >than one they've played against and studied endless videos of. Worth
> >taking note of, sure, but let's see if he can repeat it in subsequent
> >matches.
> At the time of writing today - Lyon 5/40, Murphy 1/36.
>

thats an unusual team selection for oz. murphys success has
given them a bit of a prob. but lyon has got india in a bit of trouble
for once.

mike