Australian coach Darren Lehmann reveals key strategy for first Ashes Test
Australian head coach Darren Lehmann has revealed that off-spinner Nathan Lyon will certainly feature in the side’s Playing XI for the first Ashes Test despite speculations that they may be tempted to field four seamers against England in Brisbane in November.
The Steve Smith-led are mulling the idea of going with the `big four` of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and James Pattinson. However, Lehmann insisted that irrespective of combination of quicks that Australian selectors might go with in the series opener, Lyon would definitely accompany them.
“Nathan is going to play. There’s no doubt about that. At the end of the day we just have to see how it all pans out. With injuries, the bowling stocks, how they all come back and what the wicket is like. That’s still a long, long way away. We’ll just look at the conditions in Brisbane in two months’ time when we get there and work out what we do,” cricket.com.au quoted Lehmann as saying.
Lyon displayed a star performance in the recently-concluded two-match Test series against Bangladesh as he bagged 22 wickets, including three successive six wicket hauls, to move up nine positions to break into the top 10 for the first time.
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