Sydney, July 31 -- Australia veteran Nathan Lyon believes spin will play a major role in deciding who wins the eagerly-awaited battle for the Ashes later this year and has predicted a surprise pick to lead the way in this role for England.
Lyon spoke to reporters during a Cricket Australia sponsorship announcement here today and provided plenty of insight into the current plight of the Aussies' Ashes rivals and in particular
their spin contingent ahead of the Ashes series on home soil that commences in November.
England will enter the upcoming fifth and final ICC World Test Championship contest without a frontline spinner, as first-choice tweaker Shoaib Bashir recovers from injury and the likes of
Liam Dawson and Rehan Ahmed remain out ...