Nathan Lyon believes Australia have earned the right to become the world’s best men’s Test team over the next two years, after a decade in which senior players learnt the hard way that there is more to success than winning games. | danbrettig
Nathan Lyon believes Australia have earned the right to become the world’s best men’s Test team over the next two years, after a decade in which senior players learnt the hard way that there is more to success than winning games.
Those difficulties have helped the Australians reach a place under Cummins’ leadership where they understand that victories are not the only currency for success: the warm reception they have received for playing with good grace in Pakistan and Sri Lanka has been noticed by Lyon.. “There’s been a lot of us together for the last 10-11 years – we spend more time together than we do with our own families – so it comes down to being good people.
Lyon is adamant the Australian side is still growing – something demonstrated by the players’ forbearance and success in Pakistan, where previous teams would likely have lost patience and composure. “You have more bad days than good days in Test cricket, so we’ve been at the absolute bottom and, hopefully, we’re on our way up to the pinnacle. The Test Championship is a big goal for me. I think if we keep playing a positive brand of cricket then hopefully we’ll be in that final and give ourselves the best chance to win it.
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