http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 – Cricket News Update
Veteran wicket-keeper, Brad Haddin, has lauded Nathan Lyon, and said that following a string of consistently good performances, the young off-spinner has established himself as an integral part of the Australian Test crew.
Since Shane Warne’s retirement from the international level, the Aussies have tried so many options, but no spinner could make an impression until Lyon joined the party and impressed the whole cricketing fraternity with his immense talent.
He had no massive first-class experience under his belt when he was given the baggy green, and thus, his selection came under heavy criticism. However, Lyon’s debut performance against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 was good enough for the critics to change their views, as he
claimed six wickets including a five-wicket haul in his opening outing.
The 24-year-old has been exhibiting a consistently good show and with his 3-25 in the second innings, he prevented http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 (226) from taking a 300-plus lead in the ongoing second Test at Hobart.
In seven Test matches so far, he has grabbed 22 wickets, and Haddin felt that the rookie off-spinner has become an integral part of the national setup.
"He's as important as any other player in our team now. He did his job (yesterday) and that was to knock that tail over and he did a great job doing that. I think Nathan played the perfect role for a spinner. You want your spinner to clean up the tail. We've
seen since Nathan has come in, he's going to get better and better and we just have to be patient," said Haddin.
The Kangaroos are in a commanding position in the second Test against the Black Caps, 72 without any loss while chasing 241. The wicket-keeper batsman lauded the opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301 and Philip Hughes, for setting a solid base, and claimed that the home
side will make it to the target easily.
“We knew if we could build pressure on them they would crack before us and they did. We have to make sure we're good enough to get through the first hour (Day-4),” added the experienced gloveman who has taken 137 Test catches so far excluding his five catches
in the current contest.
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