3rd Test: Australia beat India by 9 wickets in Indore | Cricket News

<p>Not for the first time, Nathan Lyon tore the heart out of the Indian batting line-up earning his second-best Test figures in the process. </p>

<p>Lyon took 8/64 in India’s second innings to turn the match on its head on Day 2.</p>

<p>The tumultuous Test match fell on Lyon’s well-weathered fingers to bail Australia out. </p>

<p>Lyon found that perfect length for the pitch, bowled attacking lines and bagged the wicket if one slightly turned or went with the arm. </p>

<p>The perfect example on Day Two of the Indore Test was the dismissal of India’s wicketkeeper KS Bharat. </p>

<p>The ball ripped one straight through the batter’s defences by getting him to play the wrong line while thinking about possible turn. </p>

<p>Lyon bowled around the stumps, again relentlessly, for a majority of his spell, and let helpful pitches like the one at the Holkar Stadium do the rest.</p>

<p>Lyon’s bowling is a perfect reflection of the fact that he doesn’t quite fit the ‘flashy genius’ mould of some past Aussie spinning greats. </p>

<p>Lyon found in Smith an old and able ally as a pro-active captain who kept things interesting with restrictive fields and men in catching positions to slowly strangle India. </p>

<p>Lyon’s deeds in the sub-continent speak for themselves and in essence, the off-spinner is all about persistence. </p>