By Gruen - 4 Sep 2017 7:35 PM
Good start from Australia but Bangladesh fighting back.
First time since 1978 Australia has gone into a test match with only one paceman
Lyon opening the attack worked, he got 4 wickets fairly quickly but Agar only has 1 wicket and O'Keefe none.
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By Lastbroadcast - 8 Sep 2017 9:14 PM
Bowling spin in Australia is hard and Lyon does it better than most. I think he gets a bit of a bad rap in this regard - Adelaide and Sydney are good for spin on day 4 and 5, but most of the other pitches are not particularly good or bad.
Good fast bowling is just as likely as spin to get wickets on day 5 at the Gabba, MCG or WACA.
Lyon now has a test bowling average of 31, but a first class bowling average of 35. That shows you just how much harder bowling is on flat tracks in Australia even in the Sheffield Shield.
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