Ravichandran Ashwin and Nathan Lyon are two modern-day greats and the stage is set for a lip-smacking Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Former South African spinner Paul Adams reckons that Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon is a more 'complete' bowler in comparison to his Indian counterpart Ravichandran Ashwin.

I think he (Shami) will be a major miss for India, given the Australian conditions. The pace and bouncy wickets in Australia would have helped India in gaining an upper hand if Shami had been in the squad but that's not in the selector's hand as he is recovering,

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Ahead of the India-Australia Test series, former South Africa spinner Paul Adams feels Nathan Lyon has a more 'complete' game than R Ashwin.

Former South Africa spinner Paul Adams said that Nathan Lyon is a more complete bowler than Ravi Ashwin. Both Ashwin and Lyon will go head-to-head in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy.