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Veteran off-spinner Nathan Lyon mentioned he’s assured of all-rounder Mitchell Marsh bowling for Australia within the upcoming pink-ball Take a look at towards India, beginning in Adelaide Oval on December 6. He added that if wanted, he can take up further 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 reporters on Wednesday.
He expects the Adelaide pitch, loaded with 6mm grass, will present assist for spinners because the Take a look at goes on. With Australia aiming to sq. the sequence after dropping to India by 295 runs at Perth, Lyon is optimistic in regards to the hosts’ placing up a greater present 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 by expressing shock over Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja being unnoticed in Perth, as India picked Washington Sundar forward of legendary 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.”
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