It appears Australia have found the answer to who succeeds Nathan Lyon when the time comes. Todd Murphy made his Test debut after just seven first-class matches for Victoria and was outstanding on the 2022-23 tour of India, beginning his career with a seven-wicket haul in Nagpur. Similar in many ways Lyon, Murphy can get the ball to drift and is able to beat the bat on both edges.

However, it wasn't always spin for Murphy. Growing up he bowled "very medium pace" before being encouraged to take up offspin on the advice of coach Craig Howard. "It's the best thing I've ever done," he said.

Murphy made his first-class at the end of 2020-21 season with his second match not coming until the end of the following summer where he seven wickets in the match against Tasmania and played a vital hand with the bat to secure victory.
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Todd Murphy Career Stats

Bowling

Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Tests	7	12	1157	619	22	7/124	7/124	28.13	3.21	52.5	1	1
FC	35	61	6640	3314	96	7/124	7/86	34.52	2.99	69.1	5	1
List A	29	28	1397	1166	29	4/27	4/27	40.20	5.00	48.1	1	0
T20s	28	27	396	424	19	3/35	3/35	22.31	6.42	20.8	0	0

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	7	10	1	122	41	13.55	205	59.51	15	3	3
FC	35	51	11	610	41	15.25	1067	57.16	69	10	16
List A	29	14	3	89	20	8.09	125	71.20	10	0	10
T20s	28	4	4	30	14*	-	35	85.71	2	0	8

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Todd Murphy T20 Stats

Bowling

Tournament	Teams	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
BBL	SS	28	27	396	424	19	3/35	3/35	22.31	6.42	20.8	0	0	0

Batting & Fielding

Tournament	Teams	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
BBL	SS	28	4	4	30	14*	-	35	85.71	0	0	2	0	8	0

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Recent Matches of Todd Murphy

Match	Bat	Bowl	Date	Ground	Format
Gloucs vs Glamorgan	0 & 18*	1/114	29-Jun-2025	Cardiff	FC
Gloucs vs Derbyshire	1	3/120 & 2/114	22-Jun-2025	Bristol	FC
Victoria vs West Aust	25 & 9	0/49 & 2/90	15-Mar-2025	W.A.C.A	FC
Victoria vs South Aust	1 & 11	0/39 & 0/51	06-Mar-2025	Melbourne	FC
Victoria vs South Aust	2	0/34	01-Mar-2025	Adelaide	List A