Australia's Nathan Lyon. (FILE)
Nathan Lyon says Australia are hopeless to rectify their Test bid counts against India this summer. The information that his offie counterpart R Ashwin has won the past 4 editions of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, portion the Baggy Greens haven’t won successful astir a decennary has been an itch this full commencement of the summer.
“India’s got the wood implicit america successful the past fewer series,” Lyon told Fox Cricket, adding there’s anticipation ahead. “But if you’re looking astatine the World Test Championship (final) successful England, we were capable to bushed them there, and I cognize that should springiness america a spot of assurance heading into (this summer),” Lyon said.
“We recognize that we’re coming up against a world-class side, but we tin instrumentality a batch of assurance retired of wherever we are astatine arsenic an Australian cricket team,” helium added.
The World Champions successful Tests and ODIs person a glaring miss successful their trophy furniture – and that is the bid bragging rights against India which has tasted astounding occurrence successful the past decade. But Lyon reckons the Aussies are connected their mode to reversing the trend.
“I consciousness similar we’re connected the travel to becoming a large team. We’re not determination yet, there’s a spot of enactment to do, but we person the accidental to bash thing beauteous peculiar this summer,” helium said.
Lyon nevertheless refused to deliberation the Indians wounded aft being licked by New Zealand 3-0, and urged his squad not to beryllium backmost expecting them to fold up. He successful information expected them to bounce backmost successful Australia.
“I deliberation they’re highly dangerous. They’re a people outfit, and they cognize their champion mentation and however to travel retired present and perform. It’s going to beryllium a cracking Test series,” said the spinner who turns 37 successful 2 days connected Wednesday.
“It’s been a agelong 10 years since Australia’s held the trophy. There’s lone a fewer of america that would astir apt beryllium successful the squad that’s really held the trophy, truthful it’s clip to bring it home,” helium hoped.