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Nathan Lyon hopes WTC Final and Ashes be “Bl**dy Special”

Brett lee umran Malik

Nathan Lyon has picked up 139 wickets in the World Test Championship. It is the most by any bowler in the World Test Championship. India and Australia going to meet each other again in a test match. However, this is for the WTC Finals. Despite, losing the series in India, the Aussies had some positive notes to make. The World Test Championship Final starts on June 7 in The Oval. It was earlier scheduled in Lords but changed the venue. The Ashes starts on June 16.

Nathan Lyon ahead WTC Final

“Yes, we are playing The Ashes, but we’ve got a big game that we’re up for. This is our grand final, and then our season basically starts again. That’s probably where we’re quite happy with where we’re at with our planning. We are able to understand what we’ve got around the corner and be OK,” Nathan Lyon was quoted as saying by Sportskeeda.

He further added that

“It’s exciting to be part of the final and the fanfare and stuff around it; it’s bloody special. I know every Australian fan is looking forward to the Ashes, and so they should be. But they should also be excited about this match. You can wipe off anything that happened in India,” Nathan Lyon added.

India has reached the final for the second time in WTC. However, the Australians missed last year’s final due to over rate penalty points. The Aussies would try to give their best to win the title of World Champions.

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