shortbread
First Class Player
- Joined
- Mar 30, 2011
- Runs
- 2,775
There's a lot of focus on the Australian quicks, bouncing pitches etc, but the man who really puts in the grind when Australia fields and restricts the runs is Nathan Lyon. Some days he bowls a third of the overs allowing the pacers to recuperate and bend their backs. Lyon might not bag a lot of wickets but he's miserly and wont give away runs. If the Pak batsmen keep tuk-tuking against him, they're simply playing into his plans.
Must look to dominate Lyon and score 4-5 an over. I'm not asking to go on an all out attack or get out playing stupid shots. But need to keep Lyon guessing and having to shuffle the field around. Sweep shots, strike rotation, punish bad balls etc.. etc... just do not allow Lyon to settle. Restricting Lyons overs means increasing the workload on the pacers. It's a long series.
Must look to dominate Lyon and score 4-5 an over. I'm not asking to go on an all out attack or get out playing stupid shots. But need to keep Lyon guessing and having to shuffle the field around. Sweep shots, strike rotation, punish bad balls etc.. etc... just do not allow Lyon to settle. Restricting Lyons overs means increasing the workload on the pacers. It's a long series.