Queensland can't be summed up much better than Wally Lewis, XXXX beer, the Great Barrier Reef and ... NSW spinner Nathan Lyon?

The Test offie may qualify for the Blues in State of Origin and have as much in common with the Sunshine State as alpine skiing.

Cult hero: Nathan Lyon. Credit:Getty Images

Yet Lyon has been hailed "Queensland's new favourite son" at Australia's day- night first Test against Pakistan.