The GOAT is back in magenta for BBL|09!!
With availability dependent on national selection, it is hoped that like superstar signing Steve Smith, Lyon will be able to play the final few preliminary matches and finals this season.
Statistically the greatest off-spinner of all-time in Test cricket for Australia, Lyon sits third on the list of leading Australian wicket takers in the longer format behind the great Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath.
The achievement has earned him the nickname “The GOAT” by his teammates and Australian cricket fans.
Since joining the Sixers from the Adelaide Strikers in 2014 and leading into BBL|09, Lyon has taken 34 Big Bash wickets at an average of 17 with his appearances limited due to national duties.
His best figures for the Sixers came in BBL|05 returning 5-23 from 3.5 overs against the Hobart Hurricanes at the SCG.
Lyon is also one of the best fielders in the world producing his best work in the point region at all levels of the game, in all formats - T20, One-Day and Test cricket.
We can’t wait to see him spin a web around our opposition in BBL|09!
