I’m happy where Nathan is – Arthur – Cricket News Update
Australian coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 and has backed him to fill the supporting role in the upcoming clash on his home turf of Adelaide.
Both teams played an entertaining drawn affair at the Gabba, where the flat track aided the batters to score big runs. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942 stood tall for the hosts.
It was expected that bowlers would get reasonable assistance from the deck but that hardly remained the case, as both sides toiled hard throughout the four playing days. The Proteas already left out http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JP-Duminy-c1742 after the player sustained an injury while training.
The Aussies, on the other hand, used as many as seven bowlers in the first innings, with the likes of Hussey and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rob-Quiney-c2340 getting an unexpected share of the ball. It further forced them to employ the spin of Lyon for an extended duration, something which the 24-year-old managed with reasonable success.
Lyon took 2 scalps in the first innings, and further contributed with 2 more in the second. While his economy rate was on the expensive side, his 50 overs, across the two outings, gave a fair indication of his ability which had been scrutinized in the lead up to series. Arthur was impressed with his attitude in the opening game and has further backed him to deliver when he makes a home appearance next week.
"Nathan bowled 50 overs in the game and it was probably clear that they were going to go quite hard at Nathan early on," Arthur said. "They did that but he stuck to his guns. I thought his variation in his pace was good. I thought he built some pressure. I'm happy where Nathan is. He goes back to Adelaide, goes back to his home pitch and I'm comfortable that he's in a good enough space for us."
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