Lancashire have announced the signing of Australia spinner Chris Green for the Vitality Blast. Green will replace Nathan Lyon in Lancashire's plans after Cricket Australia revoked clearance for Lyon to play white-ball cricket during his spell in England. Green, 30, made his name as a T20 expert skilled at bowling with the new ball - despite the fact that he made a five star debut in 2022 and has played for New South Ridges over the last two Sheffield Safeguard seasons. He has T20 experience all over the planet, eminently in the Huge Slam and Caribbean Chief Association, and has had three past stretches in the Impact, addressing Birmingham Bears and Middlesex. Green made his T20I debut for Australia in December however isn't supposed to be essential for their T20 World Cup plans. "Following the news that Nathan would as of now not be accessible to play T20 for us, Dale [Benkenstein] and I were truly quick to guarantee that while returning into the market for an abroad substitution, they would have full accessibility across both gathering stage blocks in the Impact which we accept is vital to get some progression in the group," Lancashire's head of cricket execution, Imprint Chilton, said. "The fascination with Chris was his full accessibility joined with his range of abilities - which is the capacity to bowl turn across all periods of the game - and furthermore his batting as Chris has become truly compelling towards the back finish of an innings, a region wherein we felt the group could do with a touch of solidarity. "Chris is likewise a truly experienced campaigner, skipper of Sydney Roar in the BBL, and on occasion we might handle a youthful T20 side this year so adding experience in that organization will be a genuine assistance for us." Across 200 rounds of T20, Green has taken 164 wickets with an economy of 7.03. He assumed control over the Sydney Thunder captaincy for 2023-24 however saw the group finish base, winning only one of their ten games. Green said: "I'm truly satisfied be joining Lancashire during the current year's Essentialness Impact and can hardly hold on to get together with my new colleagues one month from now. It's a truly amazing crew at Lancashire and subsequent to talking with Imprint Chilton and Dale Benkenstein in front of marking, I'm truly amped up for what we can accomplish together this mid year. "I have truly partaken in my past encounters of playing in the Impact in Britain and I'm anticipating making a beeline for Manchester and playing at Emirates Old Trafford interestingly."