“Can Someone Please Smack Lyon”: Kevin Pietersen Fumes on Twitter As Australia Put England On The Ropes | Cricket News

Kevin Pietersen on Saturday fumed at England’s dismal batting show towards Australia on Day 3 of the ongoing second Ashes Test in Adelaide. Taking to Twitter, the previous England skipper urged the batters to “smack” Nathan Lyon, who he referred to as an “off-spinner with zero variations”. The 41-year-old additionally described the Adelaide Oval, the venue for the continuing Day/Night time pink-ball Take a look at, because the flattest cricket pitch on the planet. “Can SOMEONE please smack Lyon? FFS! Off spinner with zero variations and bowling on world cricket’s flattest highway,” Pietersen wrote on Twitter on Saturday.

Can SOMEONE please smack Lyon?!?!! FFS!
Off spinner with zero variations and bowling on world crickets flattest highway!!!! #Ashes

— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) December 18, 2021

England had misplaced each their openers Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed forward of Stumps on Day 2. The guests resumed play on Day 3 at 17/2 with skipper Root and Malan within the center.

Each gamers showcased numerous grit and dedication, including 138 runs for the third wicket earlier than Root was dismissed on 62 by younger Australian all-rounder Cameron through the second session.

Malan, batting on 82, was dismissed seven runs after Root’s dismissal as Mitchell Starc struck to cut back England to 157/4.

Lyon then acquired the higher of Ollie Pope (5) earlier than Starc acquired his third wicket of the match by dismissing Joe Buttler for a duck.

At Tea, England have been ultimately bowled out for 236, trailing Australia by 237 runs.

Earlier, Australia had declared their first innings at 473/9 on the again of a century from Marnus Labuschagne and essential knocks from David Warner (95) and Steve Smith (93).

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Stokes was the decide of the bowlers for England with three scalps to his identify within the first innings.

At Stumps on Day 3, Australia have been 45 for one, main England by 282 runs.