Australia vs West Indies: Nathan Lyon remains to be studying and getting higher, says Steve Smith

Australia vs West Indies: Nathan Lyon picked up his 450th Test wicket on Sunday because the Aussies gained the second Test by 419 runs at Adelaide Oval.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 11, 2022 16:29 IST

AUS vs WI: Nathan Lyon remains to be studying and getting higher, says Steve Smith. Courtesy: AP

By India Today Web Desk: Australia stand-in skipper Steve Smith was delighted with Nathan Lyon’s efficiency within the Test sequence towards the West Indies. Lyon completed because the main wicket-taker of the sequence with 12 scalps from two matches at an financial system price of two.67 with one five-wicket haul to point out for his efforts.

In the Day-Night Test in Adelaide, which the Aussies gained by 419 runs, the 35-year-old Lyon picked up three essential wickets within the first innings and adopted it up with a spell of 10-7-8-1 within the second.

One of his wickets within the first innings was that of Joshua Da Silva and Smith was very impressed with the type of dismissal.

“The way he’s bowling at the moment, he’s getting some lovely shape and he’s changing a few things up. He got Da Silva lbw with a side-spinning ball, which is one that he’s been really working on,” Smith was quoted as saying.

“It hit the seam and spun fairly sharply and would not bounce fairly as a lot, which might be why it hit the stumps.

“But he’s still learning and getting better, and that’s what you want from someone who’s played 100 Tests, and it sets the standard for everyone else,” he stated.

“You cannot simply maintain happening and doing the identical factor over and over, you have to proceed to get higher and evolve and Nathan’s definitely doing that,” Smith added.

Lyon just lately went previous India’s Ravi Ashwin within the checklist of all-time main wicket-takers in Test cricket. In 112 Tests, Lyon has picked up 450 wickets with 21 five-wicket hauls and three 10-wicket hauls. He has additionally been an efficient batter decrease down the order, having scored 1247 runs at a median of 12.72 with a prime rating of 47.

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sabyasachi chowdhury

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Dec 11, 2022