Nathan Lyon says Adelaide Oval’s swap to a red-ball Test will not change the way in which he bowls at his most dominant venue, as Australia host West Indies there for a second straight summer season.
Adelaide can have a uncommon January daytime Test within the newly-released summer season schedule, with their regular December day-night match pushed to later within the season.
Cricket Australia have opted to begin the lads’s Test summer season in Perth on December 14, with the organisation prioritising sending the extra marketable Pakistan workforce to Western Australia.
Officials are eager to construct up the status of Tests at Perth’s Optus Stadium, after poor crowds attended final yr in opposition to West Indies after a two-year absence on account of COVID.
Pakistan will even play the Boxing Day and New Year’s Tests in Melbourne and Sydney, earlier than West Indies arrive for Tests in Adelaide and Brisbane.
The Adelaide Test will begin on a Wednesday on account of Windies’ schedule commitments, earlier than a day-night fixture on the Gabba rounds out the Test summer season from January 25.
South Australia have made no secret of their frustration at being moved to January and internet hosting West Indies once more, however AAP has been instructed they did request a day Test after lacking out on a December or New Year’s fixture.
Lyon has grow to be the king of Adelaide in recent times after going from working as a curator on the venue to the main wicket-taker in Test cricket there.
And the offspinner insisted the change wouldn’t go away the venue vulnerable to being too batter-friendly.
“I am actually excited to play a red-ball game there, seeing as we haven’t played a red-ball game there for a number of years,” Lyon instructed AAP.
“I think it is the best place to play cricket worldwide. The contest between bat and ball. It’s so even.
“I do not suppose it modifications an excessive amount of if I’m being sincere.”
Of Lyon’s 60 Test wickets at Adelaide, 28 have come with the pink ball at an average of 23.85.
His record with the red ball at the ground is almost as strong, with 32 Test wickets at 27.62.
Regardless, Lyon said he did not need to alter the way he bowls with the move from red to pink ball.
“I do not change a lot in any respect,” he mentioned.
“It’s the identical course of. It’s nearly doing what I do, doing my ability again and again. Keeping it quite simple.
“When we complicate things, that’s when we get ourselves in trouble.”
Australia and West Indies will even meet for 3 ODIs and three T20s in late January and February, earlier than Australia head to New Zealand for 2 Tests and three T20s.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
