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Xtra Time Web Desk: Australian off spinner Nathan Lyon on Monday said he will unleash a new mystery ball against India during the first D/N test match at Adelaide Oval which starts from Thursday. Lyon, who is just 10 wickets shy of achieving the milestone of 400 test wickets, is yet to name the mystery ball but he will soon come up with a name. The wily off spinner feels that the current Australian team is the "tightest group" that he has been a part of and is certainly in a much better space than what it was two years back, when India triumphed 1-2 in Tests.  

"We obviously know what happened in the last series against India and how well they played. We have spoken about that and come up with few different plans," Lyon said during a virtual media conference.
While Lyon didn't reveal his gamelan but did mention that the whole team is in a better head space even though it will be missing key players like David Warner due to injury.
"I can't reveal my plans for Indians to read about but there is a great vibe in this Australian team and we are in far better place than we were two years ago. It's exciting and the tightest Aussie team that I have been a part of," Lyon said.
"We have done a bit of homework and ready to go. It's disappointing when you lose guys to injuries and we all know what quality of player Warner is," he added.
He is happy that one of his close friends, Mitchell Starc, is back in the mix for the first Test and revealed how he intends to trouble the Indian right-handers.
"Obviously, I will try to get edges on both sides, catches around the bat. I love footmarks created by Starc. He (Starc) is pretty pumped up and not only a quality player but also a quality bloke," said Lyon.
For someone with seven five-wicket hauls against India, Lyon loves the challenge of attacking the defence of Indian batsmen for long periods of time.
"We have best bowling attack in the world, so we should make sure that we do our stuff, challenging the Indian (batters') defence for long periods of time," he said.