Nathan Lyon in telling new swipe at England over infamous Ashes drama

Nathan Lyon has reopened the Ashes wounds with England after labelling 'BazBall' a "load of s**t" in a cheeky new swipe at Australia's cricket rivals on live TV. Lyon appeared on Channel 7’s Front Bar program on Thursday night when he was asked for his thoughts on the England's much publicised style of cricket and the infamous Ashes series between the two sides.

The Aussies retained the famous urn after the five-Test series ended up in a 2-2 draw, with Lyon only featuring in the first two matches - both won by Australia - before being sidelined with injury. The series was overshadowed by the controversial stumping of Jonny Bairstow by Alex Carey during the second Test at Lord's, which sparked a war of words between both countries.

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England claimed the Aussies failed to adhere to the spirit of cricket and claimed a moral victory in the series, despite their fierce rivals ultimately retaining the Ashes. Lyon was watching the drama unfold from the pavilion at Lord's and stood by the actions of his men after insisting the blame lay squarely with Bairstow for wandering out of his crease.

“It’s quite simple. Stay in your crease and you won’t get out," Lyon said. "But I was in the change rooms on my crutches watches and I think I celebrated more than anyone. It was pretty amazing. But I’ve never seen a crowd react like that after anything.”

Bairstow's dismissal sparked unsavoury scenes around the ground at Lord's, none more so than in the Long Room where several members were banned for abusing the Aussie players as they made their way back to the change rooms. Despite the ugly nature of the backlash against his team, Lyon said his teammates were entertained by how badly the English took the incident.

“We all found it pretty funny,” Lyon added. “You look in the Long Room and we all said we were more a chance of getting sued than punched. So we were pretty amazed by it. But it was funny. When the guys came back out after lunch, it was like the members got spoken to from the head master and it was all primary school kids again.”

Lyon also commented on the fact that Australia and England didn't share a post-series drink together as is customary between the two teams at the conclusion of the Ashes. England skipper Ben Stokes put it down to a misunderstanding and a longer-than-expected team meeting due to the retirement of veteran fast bowler, Stuart Broad.

However, Lyon seemed to dispute the English version of events in a fresh revelation about the apparent post-series snub. “Normally after an Ashes series you have a beer or a couple and talk about the series but unfortunately England didn’t really respond to Pat’s text messages to come in which is pretty disappointing in the big scheme of things,” he said.

Nathan Lyon slaps down 'BazBall' hype

Lyon - who has taken 496 wickets in Test cricket for Australia - also poured cold water on suggestions England had revolutionised the longest format of the game with their 'BazBall' style centred around aggressive batting and tactics to give themselves the best chance of taking 20 wickets.

“I’m 2-0 against Bazball so I am happy,” Lyon joked when asked about England's much-publicised philosophy. “It’s a load of shit, if you ask me. It’s a brand of cricket that the English want to keep going with. Now it’s in the dictionary which is pretty extraordinary.”

Lyon - who has already signalled his desire to return to England to play in the 2027 Ashes series - previously hit out at 'BazBall' after suggesting it was really not that revolutionary an approach to Test cricket. “I know everyone keeps talking about BazBall, to be honest, I didn’t really see BazBall… throughout my two Tests again them,” Lyon said earlier this year.

"I look at the Australian cricket team and the batters we’ve had, David Warner for example… I’ve seen him score hundreds in a session... and that’s off playing an attacking brand of cricket. I think there’s a lot of smoke and mirrors with BazBall, if I’m being honest with you, and I feel like if you’re going to play an aggressive brand of cricket anyway, it’s about being able to go up and down in gears and understanding the moments in the game.”

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