India looked pretty settled at 188 out of three after choosing to hit in the series opener when a terrible mix-up between Ajinkya rahane and Kohli was left without the Indian captain, who made 74.
When the day ended, India was 233 times six.
“It was huge. A wicket like that, exhausted, especially from Virat is huge. It was good to be back on board after the Ashes. He was hitting pretty well, very happy with that,” Lyon said at the virtual press conference. after the day’s game.
Asked about his battle with Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara (43 of 160 balls), Lyon said they both have different hitting styles and he enjoyed the challenge.
“It was a lot of fun, good conversations there, but the battle is against the best players in the world. On day one terrain, it was a great challenge. They (Kohli and Pujara) are different in style and approach, hitting spinning pins. I’m always up for the challenge against the best hitters, “he said.
Lyon said the Australian dressing room was happy with the way things unfolded on Thursday.
“Definitely satisfying, but we can improve a lot. We are very happy with where we are, but we can continue to push the limits and continue to improve as a bowling unit. We are happy but we still have a lot of work to do.” “Lyon, who fired Pujara, said.
Many of the advantages of the Indian hitters did not reach the fielders and Lyon said it was not due to the wicket but to the skills of the Indian hitters.
“If you look at the higher order of India, they play extremely soft hands. The wicket was pretty good. We’re looking forward to bowling in the second inning. Hopefully we have good innings of batting. The wicket will only get better. softens a bit earlier. Overall, very good gate. ”
Lyon said the young Cameroon Green was very impressive on his test debut. The 21-year-old pitched nine groundless overs, giving away just 15 runs.
“He’s exciting isn’t he? He’s extremely impressive. He seems to be an exceptional cricketer, a lovely guy, I already like his company,” he said.
Lyon also praised pacemaker Mitchell Starc, who he says has an “X factor.”
“He’s a world-class player, I love playing with him.”
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