‘We are confident in our change room’

Australia’s Nathan Lyon on Tuesday said he was relishing the responsibility of being the lead spinner of the team. “I’m enjoying the responsibility, doesn’t add any more pressure. Our job is to bowl well together and in partnership and put pressure. I am looking at this as a chance to pass knowledge to some, especially the younger spinners who have not toured here before,” said Lyon.

“I am good mates with (left-arm slow) Steve O’keefe. We play for the same side Sydney Sixers and New South Wales as well. We played the last Test in Sydney against Pakistan. We bowled well together. He’s totally different to what I am.”

Lyon brushed aside former off spinner Harbhajan Singh’s prediction of a 4-0 sweep forindiaagainstwhathetermed“astheweakest Australian team” to visit the country. “Everyone has his opinion. We are worried aboutourprocesses.wearenotworriedabout what everyone believes and thinks about this team... We’ll come out and compete hard with India. We know it’s going to be hard work. Indiaaretheno.1sideforareason.we’replaying in their backyard. We don’t expect our big fast bowlers to come out and get them five down (on the first day). It’s a big challenge for us,” Lyon concluded. PTI