Nathan Lyon

Great bowlers will always find a way, even if conventional wisdom suggests otherwise.

If the match-ups don't suit, the best bowlers use the benefit of time to find a method to succeed. "Bowling spin anywhere around the world is just consistency and being able to land the ball in the same spot over and over and be able to challenge their defence for long periods of time," Lyon said after the day's play. [R Ashwin](https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/ravichandran-ashwin-26421)wasn't the right match-up for the right-handed Marnus Labuschagne and Steven Smith on day one after Ravindra Jadeja had been that duo's nemesis in Nagpur. Bharat tried to sweep and was caught off the glove at slip. Utilizing match-ups to stack the odds in their favour in a game of fine margins makes perfect sense. Iyer tried to force a scoring shot off the back foot and Peter Handscomb held a sensational juggling reflex catch at short leg. His first ball to Rohit Sharma, from around the wicket, spun sharply from the perfect length outside off and was only just kept out. The theory of left-arm finger spin to right-handers is sound, but recent first-class numbers suggest Lyon and Murphy are Australia's best spinners no matter who they are bowling at. Australia were so beholden to the match-up of the left-arm orthodox against India's right-handed openers that it wasn't their senior man, the nation's third-highest wicket-taker in Test history, entrusted with the new ball. Australia's two burnt reviews meant Lyon, Cummins and Alex Carey second-guessed themselves and opted not to review only to see three reds light up on the big screen when the ball-tracking replay was shown. Having upped his speeds slightly from Nagpur to closer to 95kph, he caused Rohit indecision as he tried to defend on the back foot and was clean bowled. It was instructive that Lyon bowled just two of the first 15 overs of the innings despite Australia having to open the bowling with at least one of their three spinners.

New Delhi: Australia manages to hit back on the second day of the test match as they end the day's play at 61/1 against India on Saturday.

Virat Kohli balanced the innings and played a confident knock of 44 runs. However, the batsman was dismissed after a controversial decision by the third umpire. India lost a few wickets in the opening session of the day.

Australia had to overcome a lowerorder fightback after reducing India to 139-7 with Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin amassing 114 runs for the eighth ...

“I did reach out to him, I did see if he was ok... “I’m really happy to see him out there competing the way he is at the moment, I thought he was absolutely exceptional.” Lyon said he is “quite close” with Head and supported the left-hander even after he was dropped for the opener, which India won inside three days to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series. “They’re not the lower order, let’s get that clear,” Lyon said with a chuckle. “I love playing cricket in the subcontinent, it’s a challenge,” the 35-year-old told reporters. “There is a little bit of bounce here and that is something that I like to exploit,” said Lyon, who returned a match haul of nine wickets in his previous outing at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in 2013.

A fascinating second day of the Test at Arun Jaitley Stadium saw Nathan Lyon rip through India's top order before the tail fought back to restrict Australia ...

As it turned out it only took him five balls of his next spell before he had the chance to hold the ball aloft. Having scored 6, Khawaja swept the fifth ball of Jadeja’s first over directly to Shreyas Iyer who held on to a sharp catch at leg slip. When Labuschagne came to the crease he and Head showed some BazBall style intent as they tried to make use of the hard ball. It’s not often that a new ball on the sub-continent can change an innings but this time it worked for Cummins. After bouncing off his arm and body Handscomb reacted quickly enough to cradle the ball in his grasp with Iyer dismissed for 4. Peter Handscomb is a fine close in fielder and when Iyer flicked again and this time connected, the ball flew to the Victorian captain at short leg. Matt Renshaw, who will be allowed to bat but not bowl, took his place as a concussion substitute for the remainder of the match. Having taken seven wickets in his debut innings, it was Murphy that broke the 59 run fifth wicket sliding a straighter one past Jadeja’s bat when he’d scored 26. Any hope of Kohli finding some of the old magic was stopped dead in its tracks when Matt Kuhnemann secured his maiden Test wicket. This time they got the call right as Pujara was dismissed for a seven ball duck. Pat Cummins decided not to review, not because it wasn’t a good shout but Australia were already down to their last review having burned two in the opening fifteen overs. In 2013 Lyon took nine wickets during the only other Test that he’s played in Delhi including 7-94 in India’s first innings, his second best Test return.

Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin spearhead recovery after Nathan Lyon's spin bowling left India reeling; India finished one run behind Australias ...

"Obviously I've got an eye on this whole test match and what role I have to play in the second innings," Lyon said of his display. Australia looked poised for a significant first-innings lead but Patel and Ashwin forged the only century-plus partnership of the match to frustrate them. Patel smashed 74 and dominated his 114-run partnership for the eighth wicket with Ashwin to help India post 262 all out having slumped to 139-7 in the second session.

The Aussie off-spinner claimed five of the first seven Indian wickets to fall on an absorbing Day 2 of the Delhi Test, but knows he will have to deliver ...

As bowlers, we have to put the ball in the right areas for a long period of time and try to challenge their defences.” In the Delhi Test a decade ago, the off-spinner – nervous about his standing in the Australian set-up – claimed 7/94 and 2/71 for match figures of 9/165, his best till that point in his career. It is also significant for he has become the first Australian to take 100 wickets against India in Tests, though a function of the frequency of battles that the two teams have had recently. He is, of course, a well-established spinner now with 466 Test wickets, but this was just as needed to tide over his recent displays. Especially on this tour of India that will determine whether they enter the World Test Championship final, it was essential that Lyon was at the top of his game. On Day 2 of the second Test, Lyon prised out five of the first seven Indian wickets.

Australia's batters face their moment of truth after India's lower order responded to one of the best performances of Nathan Lyon's career with a daring ...

India were in control at 0/46 before Lyon set off a clump of wickets in the top order by dismissing KL Rahul, who was trapped in front to the straight one. His dismissal of Patel, whose cross-batted bullet found Cummins at mid-on, gave him a return that reflected the control he displayed. The tension in the India camp was evident when Virat Kohli turned around several times to glare at local umpire Nitin Menon after failing to overturn an lbw decision to Matthew Kuhnemann. Three of his wickets were from bowleds or lbws. “They’re not the lower order, let’s get that clear. “I’m not going to give you a number.

Ashwin (37) and Axar (74) took over the team's onus after India were 139/7, with Lyon taking his 22nd five-wicket haul in Test cricket.

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Legendary Australian spinner Nathan Lyon was on fire on Saturday (February 18) against India during the ongoing second Test of the 2023 Border-Gavaskar ...

[Latest News](/latest-news) Ravindra Jadeja (INDIA) [Ravichandran Ashwin](/topic/ravichandran-ashwin)who has picked up 100 or more wickets in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Legendary Australian spinner Nathan Lyon was on fire on Saturday (February 18) against India during the ongoing second Test of the 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Kumble has 111 wickets to his name in the BGT series, whereas by taking three wickets in the first innings, Ashwin also completed his century of wickets in the Border-Gavaskar series. Dale Steyn (SOUTH AFRICA)

He picked the crucial wickets of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Shreyas Iyer, and Srikar Bharat.

If you understand cricket, you will understand what I am trying to do and trying to get them defending because we know how good the Indian batters are. After being asked about Pujara, "Well, Gabba was my 100th Test. He picked the crucial wickets of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Shreyas Iyer, and Srikar Bharat.