{"id":2525,"date":"2025-07-30T07:30:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T07:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e2bet777.net\/?p=2525"},"modified":"2025-07-30T07:30:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T07:30:42","slug":"nathan-lyon-slams-ben-stokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e2bet777.net\/index.php\/2025\/07\/30\/nathan-lyon-slams-ben-stokes\/","title":{"rendered":"Nathan Lyon Slams Ben Stokes and England Over Handshake Drama: ‘Trying to Deny Centuries Was Petty and Unsportsmanlike’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Australia spinner Nathan Lyon gave a blunt and no-nonsense response to England\u2019s conduct during the \u2018handshake-gate\u2019 controversy in Manchester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nathan Lyon Fires Back Amid Manchester Fallout<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Ahead of the fifth and final Test of the gripping Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy<\/a>, the spotlight has shifted from cricketing brilliance to heated off-field controversies. Tensions peaked during the drawn fourth Test in Manchester, where England captain Ben Stokes clashed with the Indian team and faced criticism from the media for his conduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The so-called “handshake-gate” has fueled a storm online, with the majority of fans supporting Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar for choosing to remain on the field in pursuit of personal milestones. Meanwhile, Stokes has drawn widespread flak, emerging as a pantomime villain due to England\u2019s conduct and comments at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adding fuel to the fire, Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon, never one to shy away from a cheeky dig at England, weighed in during a Big Bash League press interaction. Speaking plainly, Lyon remarked, \u201cGet them out. Don\u2019t let them get a hundred,\u201d dismantling England\u2019s posturing with brutal clarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stokes, along with teammates Harry Brook and Zak Crawley, has come under fire for alleged gamesmanship after offering India a draw late on Day 5.<\/a> While England\u2019s actions have been slammed as hypocritical, many believe India\u2019s batters were fully justified in playing on to chase individual achievements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Don’t want to watch what happens in Manchester\u2026’<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Nathan Lyon didn\u2019t hold back when weighing in on England\u2019s pitch conditions\u2014particularly the much-criticised Old Trafford surface, which produced only 24 wickets across five full days. The Australian off-spinner underlined the importance of maintaining a fair balance between bat and ball, something he believes was sorely lacking in Manchester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always been a great competition between bat and ball and that\u2019s the way Australia\u2019s produced wickets like that\u2026 That\u2019s the way cricket should be,\u201d Lyon stated<\/a>. \u201cYou want to see competition between bat and ball. I think that\u2019s crucial, and all the fans, that\u2019s what they want to see\u2014they don\u2019t really want to watch what happened over in Manchester last week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With England leading the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2-1, India still have a shot at levelling the series in the final Test at The Oval\u2014provided the pitch offers more substance than the last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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