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Key Takeaways
- 1📊 Lyon: 12 wickets vs India 2014 at Adelaide
- 2🏆 Added to Avenue of Honour with Bradman, Warne
- 3💡 Hough rejects spinner-redundant pitches
- 4🔮 Spinning ball to boost Ashes TV ratings
"Adelaide Oval curator Damien Hough said he doesn't want to produce pitches "where you don't pick a spinner""
Nathan Lyon eyes a spin renaissance at Adelaide Oval, declaring that turning balls will glue fans to screens. Curator Damien Hough vows no spinner-less pitch in the venue's history.
Lyon, honored on the Avenue of Honour for his 12-wicket haul against India in 2014 alongside Bradman and Warne, shared a warm embrace with ex-colleague Hough. Despite just two overs in the Ashes so far, he's stuck on 562 wickets.
Avenue of Honour Legacy
Adelaide's pitch prep ensures spinners matter, thrilling Lyon who cherishes the ground. As Ashes intensity builds, his words heighten anticipation for red-soil drama where legends are made.
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