Interim coach Andrew McDonald has insisted he will not be able to stop Nathan Lyon in two consecutive Tests and Australia are likely to play two professional spinners in Karachi.
Interim coach Andrew McDonald has insisted he will not be able to block Nathan Lyon for two consecutive Tests and Australia are likely to play two paid goalkeepers in Karachi.
Since January 2019 they play India in Sydney (57.2 overs) where Lyon threw more overs in one innings than the 52 innings he made when he opened the Pakistan series and since August 2016 against Sri Lanka in Colombo did not release any more. in the game.
But unlike the first Test in Pakistan, the 34-year-old did not have to miss the second innings as Australia followed after India's tough game 7 (dec) -622 before the rain flooded on the final day, and the match in Colombo for the last time in a series of three experiments.
McDonald, however, is not sure whether the Off-spinner thrower will be able to support his marathon effort in the opening game when the second Test kicks off in Karachi in three days.
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The 106 Test veteran averaged 47 overs per Test from 16 games in the subcontinent - plus 64 overs per game in the UAE - and during Australia's last tour Asia - Bangladesh 2017 - combined for his 9-161 in 64.3 overs The first Test with 13-154 in 69.2 overs for the second time five days later.
"She's physically fit, she's been coming out of a lot of different programs (and) there wasn't much to be given to fast bowlers or spinners," McDonald said after the first Test ended in a draw on Tuesday.
“There were statistics coming out of TV, the batsmen were beating 80 percent in the middle of the bat so that is a good indication that the wicket does not offer much speed or spin.
"It simply came to our notice then.
“There are not many times you can keep Nathan Lyon in a Test match so I look forward to him supporting Karachi.
"He is a very good swimmer. I think the good and the bad is that he does not have many games in a row like that so we are looking forward to him coming up again in the next game in Karachi in favorable conditions.
“We feel you have identified certain areas that we can use to move forward by jumping in and out of those systems.
"The conditions in Karachi will present something different so it will be as if we are learning those conditions, adjusting our strategies, and moving forward from there."
It seems almost certain that Lyon will once again have a partner who will help take responsibility with Australia who could take the top two spinners in the second Test in Karachi starting on Saturday.
Queensland's footballer Mitch Swepson is struggling to start the long-awaited match, although Pakistani Orthodox left-back Nauman Ali returned 6-107 at the Rawalpindi stadium which could have been of little help to anyone, and the fact that he took 7-73 from his own. The first Test match against South Africa in Karachi last year, will give Australian pickers plenty to think about with Ashton Agar also at a tour party.
McDonald said if the conditions presented as expected in Karachi arrive on Saturday morning, then it is "possible" for the guests to play two professional spinners for the first time since October 2018 against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi when Victory Victorian uses his left finger Jon Holland playing. last in his four Tests.
"That's a big consideration," McDonald said of the conditions they expect in Karachi, where more than half of the wickets will fall in the final Test played in the area should be reversed.
"We'll fly (Wednesday), we'll go down for two days and go out and answer the usual questions we ask ourselves as a selection team, we'll put Pat (Cummins) in that and fix it.
"If the above means another way of doing it, either three (cool) or back to one spinner, you know.
"It's a great idea as we sit here to predict what's going to happen in Karachi, but we may have to rely on it before getting on a plane to get here in a two-wheeled area."
2022 Pakistan Qantas Tour Pakistan
Pakistan squad: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (vc), Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Saud Shakeel , Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Zahid Mahmood.
Australian Test Team: Pat Cummins (c), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith (vc), Mitchell Starc, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner. Excluded: Sean Abbott, Brendan Doggett, Nic Maddinson, Matthew Renshaw
Initial test: Game downloaded
March 12-16: Second Examination, Karachi
March 21-25: Third Test, Lahore
Australian ODI and T20 teams: Aaron Finch (c), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Ben McDermott, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
March 29: First ODI, Rawalpindi
March 31: Second ODI, Rawalpindi
April 2: Third ODI, Rawalpindi
April 5: T20I only, Rawalpindi
All matches will be broadcast in Australia on Fox Cricket and Kayo Sports
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