Australia tour of West Indies: Nathan Lyon accredits Ricky Ponting and Mickey Arthur for improved bowling performance – Cricket News Update
Off-spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mickey-Arthur-c1969 helped him improve his bowling in the second Test match against the West Indies, being played at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain.
The 24-year-old cricketer from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-South-Wales-c823 decimated West Indies batting line-up with a mindboggling spell of spin bowling. Lyon notched five wickets within a period of seven overs that brought an end to the host’s innings
after 311 runs.
West Indies were in a commanding position till the end of the 74th over. The hosts had scored 188 runs for the loss of four wickets, before it started raining. Players had to abandon the field because of the heavy showers.
It rained for about one and a half hour and Lyon, who was wicket-less till that point, made the most of the extra time by seeking advice from Ponting and Arthur.
Talking to reporters at the end of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 innings, Lyon said, “We just sat down purely because there was a big break and we had a chance to look at my bowling and try to improve. There was no problem but you can always look
to improve and get advice from people you trust.”
Lyon seemed a completely different bowler, when rain stopped and the umpires called players back to the field. The 24-year-old started West Indies debacle by dismissing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/N-Deonarine-c2051, who had put a stand of 130 runs with Shivnarine
Chanderpaul. Lyon completed his second five-wicket haul in Test cricket, when he showed the doors to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KAJ-Roach-c1758.
The 24-year-old spinner was thrilled with the result. He held that all Australian bowlers bowled with great heart and he was a bit lucky to pick up the wickets.
“It's certainly amazing to get another five-for for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746,” said Lyon. “We could have been better in a few different areas but in saying that we stayed with it and the investment session before lunch, someone was going to get
the rewards and I was just lucky enough to get the rewards at the end of the day.”
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