Australian Steve Smith, Alex Carey and Nathan Lyon (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) The Australian cricket team is considering omitting a veteran spinner Nathan Lyon for the third test against Western India in Jamaica, which means a potential strategic shift in their line -up. Captain Pat Cummins delayed the name of the XI finals and deviated from the approach biased in the first two tests, as the team is considering starting an attack with four semeary or restructuring the team with another batter for their first daily test match outside the Australian coast.The decision on Lyon, which holds 562 test goals and comes second in the Australian list of test goalies, remains uncertain just before the match. Since 2013, 37 -year -old Spinner missed only three tests, all during the Ashes Tour 2023 due to a calf injury.“Everything is a possibility,” Cummins said as he asked about the possibility of dropping Lyon. “We were honest about it. We all left yesterday and thought we would just sleep, go back and look and think of our mind today.”Australian consideration of the omission of Lyon comes despite his powerful performance in the ongoing series, where he claimed nine goal on average 18.33, putting it on the second list of Australian goalies behind Josh Hazlewood.Lyon’s bowling workload was significantly light during the series, which brings only 32.3 exceeding, the lowest among the specialized superpowers of both teams that played both tests. Its economic rate of 5.07 reflects its primary role of bowling to Western India’s tail.
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The pink factor of the ball plays an important role in the team’s selection negotiations, as confirmed by Cummins. Australia maintains an impressive 13-0 record in daily tests, with Lyon personally demanding 43 goals on average 25.62 in these matches.The playground in the Sabina Park seems to be a clear green day before the test, which potentially affects the selection decision. The team could remember Josh Inglis to strengthen their tab line -up, while the medium pace of Beau Webstera serves as the fourth bowling option next to the Travise Head breaks.Cameron Green remains unavailable for bowling duties because it continues to recover from the back injury that has maintained it during the Australian summer.If the team decides to replace bowling, it is like the primary candidate Scott Boland, who has not played from his performance against India. Sean Abbott could also potentially debut.The selection decision is a potential shift in the usual Australia strategy for the test match, because since they faced India in Perth in January 2012, in Perth in Perth in Perth in Perth built four specialized PACy.This strategic consideration comes when Australia leads a series after winning both previous tests against Western India and seeks to maintain its perfect record in daily test matches.
