In order to acclimatize themselves with the harsh climate of India, Australia have taken a pro-active move by setting up a warm-up camp in Dubai. Training on the ICC centers meant for cricket development, the touring party to India is keeping their spirits high ahead of the all-important four match series.
On the sidelines of a practice session in the Middle East, Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon is beaming with confidence. Lyon, who has achieved quite a bit of success against the Indian batsmen, is confident about his side adapting to the treacherous Indian conditions. Lyon feels in order to have any chances of succeeding in India, it is imperative to first get in line with the conditions on offer.
“It’s going to be hot over in India and we are just going to adapt to whatever conditions [are] thrown our way and really compete hard with India,” Lyon said. “It’s been going really well. Been here for a week and it’s been really, really beneficial. Lot of communication between each other. The boys are training hard,” the off spinner added about Australia’s camp in Dubai.
“First ever time training in Dubai leading into a series, that’s little bit different I guess, but we are working as a group really well together. There’s been a lot of communication between batters and bowlers, and I think that’s really crucial,” said Lyon.
“We are trying to improve on all different areas basically, but trying to really understand how to play spin and come up with a decent plan for our batters and also for our bowlers. “We need to be really thankful and grateful for the ICC ground-staff to come out and prepare wickets that are mainly spin friendly, so it’s been absolutely brilliant. We learned a lot from those and hopefully we can learn a lot in the next couple of days and get a good shot before we go to India,” Lyon concluded.