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Xtra Time Web Desk: Australian off spinner Nathan Lyon is expecting India to come back strongly in Boxing Day Test after the drubbing at Adelaide Oval. Virat Kohli and his team were bowled out for 36 runs, India's lowest score in test cricket history. The visitors will be weakened due to the absence of their main batsman and captain Virat Kohli along with pace spearhead Mohammed Shami. But Lyon feel India has other world class batsman in their ranks that have the potential to carry the batting on their shoulders.

 “That was one of those days when nothing went right for them, and everything went right for us. We’ve all had them, it’s part of the game of cricket,” Lyon told reporters during a virtual conference on Wednesday.

“We’re expecting them to come out firing and not have any scars from the other day. Cricket’s a new day, new game every time. I know we can’t expect to go and bowl them out for 50 again so we have to make sure we’re preparing well.”

Lyon heaped loads of praises on the Australian pace bowling attack and reckon it is one of the best he has witnessed in his 10 years of international cricket. He was largely a spectator as pacemen Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc ripped through the Indian batting order in not much more than an hour last Saturday. The 33-year-old said it was a privilege to be part of what he considered to be the best bowling attack in the world, even if it meant he was targeted by batsmen desperate for some relief from pace.

“India will try and attack me again. I think it’s one of their tactics to come after me, which is totally fine, I’m pretty used to it. It’s up to me to know when to attack and when to defend as well,” said Lyon.

With Agency Inputs