Rookie opener Nathan McSweeney will be entering his maiden Test series with a lot riding on him, but Australia captain Pat Cummins on Thursday offered him some comforting advice, saying he should focus on playing his natural game and not "imitate" his predecessor -- the great David Warner. McSweeney, 25, will be filling …
Australian spin legend Nathan Lyon opened up on his battles with star India batter Virat Kohli, including one at the Adelaide Test back in 2014 in which the 36-year-old smashed twin centuries in his test captaincy debut and made the spinner one of the prime targets of his assault. After a horrid home …
David Warner has asked the Australian selectors to show patience with Nathan McSweeney as an opener even if he fails initially during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Warner is also hoping that Marnus Labuschagne will return to form and have a big series against India this time around. McSweeney was chosen as the successor to Warner after …
India's Ravichandran Ashwin and Australia's Nathan Lyon might be two fierce competitors on the field, but there remains mutual admiration between them that the cricket world is in awe of. Time and against Ashwin and Lyon have narrated how the two have pushed each other to scale greater heights in the longest format …
Off-spinner Nathan Lyon said that Australia have plans to stop not only Virat Kohli, but all the Indian batters in the upcoming five-match Test series in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The opening Test starts on November 22 at the Perth Stadium and Lyon said the Aussie bowlers need to be on their toes against an Indian …
Veteran Australian spinner Nathan Lyon believes that rival players often serve as the "best coaches", acknowledging that his Indian counterpart Ravichandran Ashwin has "taught" him a great deal through their faceoffs since 2011-12. Having made their Test debuts in the same year, Lyon and Ashwin will face each other for the eighth time …
File photo of Nathan McSweeney© AFP Nathan McSweeney has been tasked to open on his Australia debut despite not being a specialist in that position but he remains unfazed ahead of his big test in the series opener against India beginning on Friday. McSweeney was picked in the squad for the first Test …
Australia’s young opener Nathan McSweeney admitted to be under pressure ahead of the Test debut but said that he’s ready for the opportunity. Notably, India and Australia are all set to lock horns in a five-match Test series beginning from November 22 at Perth Stadium, Perth. McSweeney is likely to make his debut in the …
Australian veteran Nathan Lyon says he has learned a lot from 'smart' Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin ahead of the first Test of the five-match series in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Their rivalry, which began in the 2011/12 series, has evolved into one of the most fascinating contests in modern Test cricket, with both spinners achieving significant …
Veteran Australian opener Usman Khawaja backed his new opening partner Nathan McSweeney, urging him to play his own game against India in Perth rather than trying to ape David Warner, who was a "special player" in his own right. Approaching his 38th birthday, Khawaja, a veteran of 73 Tests with nearly five and …
