Sometimes its better to say nothing. Especially when your own record ain't that crash hot. 9WWOS
, ex-England batter Kevin Pietersen took a shot at the current England players for not playing Nathan Lyon more aggressively, belittling the Australian spinner in the process."Off-spinner with zero variations and bowling on world cricket's flattest road!"
Pietersen's selective memory failed to recognise his own dismal record against Lyon, the maligned spinner who has more Test wickets than any other English bowler in history. "Lyon to Pietersen. Lyon got him four times for 163 runs and at the Adelaide Oval, the world's flattest cricket wicket, Kevin Pietersen, none for 14 off 23 balls with 15 dots and only one boundary.Pietersen came back this morning on Twitter, defending his take on Lyon.
"The Aussie way would be to attack and NOT play him like these English batters. Because he's got 400 wickets you're not allowed to attack him?! Strange!"Ricky Ponting reminded Pietersen of his dismal record against Lyon.
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