WTC Final: Nathan Lyon sounds caution ahead of South Africa conflict; calls Proteas top order ‘class players’ | Cricket News – Times of India

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Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon believes dealing with South Africa within the World Test Championship last at Lord’s on June 11 will current distinctive challenges regardless of Australia’s expertise in successful ICC trophies, citing international circumstances and Duke balls as key components. Australia enters the match as defending champions with gamers who’ve gained a number of ICC tournaments together with the 2015 and 2023 ODI World Cups and 2021 T20 World Cup.The Australian workforce’s expertise in excessive-strain conditions provides them a bonus, however Lyon acknowledges this will not matter on match day.“Having the experience of the guys who have won three (50-over) World Cups and T20 World Cups and obviously the World Test Championship final a couple of years ago, that experience and that pressure in those higher games, it’s going to be, it’s on our side, isn’t it, but it doesn’t mean anything when you come to the game,” Lyon stated.The English circumstances differ considerably from Australian pitches, providing swing to bowlers slightly than bounce, whereas the Duke balls behave in another way from the Kookaburra balls utilized in Australia.

“It’s going to be different challenge and with foreign conditions and the Dukes ball. It’s going to be two best bowling attacks going at each other which is another exciting thing so it’s going to be a good challenge for all batters,” Lyon defined.Lyon has been intently monitoring South African gamers’ performances, notably of their current tour towards Zimbabwe.“I’m a cricket nuffie, so I’ve watched a fair amount of cricket and even tuned into their game at the moment against Zimbabwe,” Lyon stated. “They’ve got some class players as I said with the likes of Aiden Markram, Rickelton at the top of the order there, they’re class players, there’s no point in hiding behind that fact either.”Quiz: Who’s that IPL participant?The spinner particularly talked about his expertise dealing with David Bedingham in County cricket.“I played against Bedingham last year here in County cricket and he’s a special player, so at the end of the day it’s going to be guys who do the basics…and enjoy the pressure moments,” he acknowledged.Lyon confirmed his restoration from a hip harm sustained throughout the house Test collection towards India.“I had a little break after Sri Lanka to try and get my hip right and now that’s all good to go,” Lyon stated. “I honestly haven’t stopped training since the end of Sri Lanka and bowling wise I’ve been probably going for a good five to six weeks now.”He expressed satisfaction together with his present kind and preparation.“My numbers and where I’m at workload and all that stuff is where we want it and skill wise and how the ball is coming out of my hand is exactly the way I want at the moment,” Lyon concluded.