Australia’s tour of the UAE got off to a sound start after they restricted Pakistan A to 246 for 7 in their four-day practice match at ICC Academy in Dubai on Saturday. The day was set up by Nathan Lyon who picked up five of the six wickets finishing with 5 for 87 in 36 overs.
Shedding some light on Australia’s first day on tour Lyon said he was pretty happy with how things went about for the visitors.
“Very good hit out for the boys,” said Lyon. “Obviously conducive conditions to have a first day hit out. Pretty happy with the way all bowlers bowled, especially the way the quicks bowled stump to stump – it’s what we spoke about.
“Good conversations, open conversations which are handy. We really tried to nail down the basics, doing the basics really well and just trying to keep it simple, to be honest. A lot of guys can come over here and complicate things in the subcontinent.
“From my past experiences, that’s one big message – doing the basics really well, enjoy the challenge and just embrace it. But it’s going to come down to bowling well in partnerships throughout this Test series.”
