Published 15:59 IST, December 16th 2019
AUS vs NZ: Nathan Lyon hits back at Shane Warne's damning tweet in style, fans go berserk
On the fourth day of the first Aus vs NZ Test, Shane Warne posted a tweet which began a debate among Aussie fans regarding the field setting used. Read more.
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As Australia triumphed against a promising New Zealand side on Sunday, Australian legend Shane Warne put out a tweet that criticised home team's premier spinner Nathan Lyon for bowling to sloppy fields in early part of Day 4. Warne commented that reason Australia had a daunting 250-run first-innings lead over Kiwis was to force visitors to attempt shots and get trapped. tweet was very much ticed by fans on social media.
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Netizens react to Warne's criticism
Warne had called out Lyon and Australia captain Tim Paine for t having a fielder at bat-pad position. However, Australian legend was made to eat his word embarrassingly in public as Lyon soon went on to take important wickets of Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson, Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls and Tim Soue. off-spinner finished with figures of 4-63 in second innings and took a total of 6 wickets in match. Mitchell Starc captured Player of Match for taking 9 wickets against formidable Kiwi batting lineup. Here is Warne's tweet that criticised Lyon.
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On field, however, Nathan Lyon did what Nathan Lyon does.
And on Twitter, here is how fans reacted to Lyon silencing Warne.
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12:17 IST, December 16th 2019