Veteran off-spinner Nathan Lyon mentioned he’s assured of all-rounder Mitchell Marsh bowling for Australia within the next pink-ball Check in opposition to Bharat, establishing in Adelaide Oval on December 6. He added that if wanted, he can soak up remaining bowling workload coming his approach. “I honestly think we’ll see Mitch Marsh bowl. I’m not concerned about Bison’s (Marsh’s) fitness if I’m being honest. He’s been brilliant for us in the games (since) he’s come back in … I’ve got full confidence in Bison, happy to bowl his overs. I’m very clear on my role within the team so nothing really changes with me. If I get the opportunity to bowl more overs I’ll jump at it,” mentioned Lyon to newshounds on Wednesday.
He expects the Adelaide tone, loaded with 6mm grass, will handover backup for spinners because the Check is going on. With Australia aiming to sq. the layout nearest dropping to Bharat via 295 runs at Perth, Lyon is constructive concerning the hosts’ striking up a greater display in Adelaide.
“We understand that we didn’t play our best cricket in Perth and India totally outplayed us. But with all the other stuff, it’s been quite humorous in a way looking at how much has been said and the reactions of so many different people after one loss.”
“The beauty of a five-match Test series…is you get the opportunity to turn that around and that’s the challenge of what we face right now. We are coming up against a world-class India side that played an exceptional game of cricket over in Perth but that’s been nine days or so ago now, so come Friday we go again which I’m excited about.”
“We are humans, we are going to make mistakes, but if we can go out there and try and learn along the journey then we are going to put ourselves in a better position come our next fixture. We’ve got a great record here, playing at one of the best venues in the world on a great wicket, so looking forward to that,” he elaborated.
He signed off via expressing amaze over Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja being overlooked in Perth, as Bharat picked Washington Sundar forward of mythical spin-bowling duo. “(It) more than surprises me. That’s the quality of Indian cricketers they have in that squad. You’ve got Ashwin with 530-odd wickets (536) and then Jadeja over 300 wickets (319). It’s pretty remarkable to see the quality of players sitting on the bench.”
