New Delhi: Former Australia chinaman bowler Brad Hogg on Saturday said that his fellow countryman Nathan Lyon has upstaged the Indian tweaker R Ashwin as the best off-spinner in longest format.
Just like most international players are doing during lockdown, the 49-year-old Hogg, who played 7 Tests and 123 ODIs for Australia, had a twitter Q&A session for cricket lovers.
When asked whom among Ashwin and Lyon does he consider better in Test cricket, Hogg replied: "I feel Lyon has taken the mantle from Ashwin over the last year just as the best off spinner, but I love the way both continue to improve there games and not be complacent where they are at. #hoggytime," Hogg tweeted.
Probably Hogg drew his conclusion from the fact that Ashwin hasn't had great overseas success as compared to Lyon, who has got wickets in all conditions.
Ashwin has so far taken 365 wickets from 71 Tests while Lyon has 390 wickets from 96 Tests.
Meanwhile, Justin Langer has termed Australia's unprecedented home Test series defeat to India as a "wake-up call" for his squad.
Langer was appointed as the Australian coach in May 2018, following the infamous ball tampering scandal that saw skipper Steve Smith and his deputy David Warner slapped with year long bans.
Without their star batsmen, the Australian side struggled to get back their footing with Langer at the helm.
However, the men from Down Under tasted their first Test series loss to India on home turf. Virat Kohli's men handed Australia an identical 2-1 defeat.
"That was a massive wake-up call and a really tough time in my life," Langer was quoted as saying.
"I've got no doubt in 10 years' time, I will look back on that period and it will be the making of my coaching career."
