Lyon also mentioned about the legendary cricketers like Steve Smith and Mitchell Starc who have been up there with the team for a long time and feels that this team is on the way to becoming a great Australian team.
During a conversation with ABC Sport, Nathan Lyon asked if the current Australian team are a great cricket team. Lyon was further asked what needs to be done for this team to get to that point.
"Well, there's a few things, we haven't won in India, We've retained the last two Ashes, away. So, there's a few things that for me, this is only me and my thoughts as well. But, we've got some great players within that change room. There's no point hiding behind that, you look at Smithy (Steve Smith) bringing up 10,000 (runs)," Lyon said.
Is this Australian team one of the 'great' Test teams? Or not yet?Nathan Lyon was asked that very question in Sri Lanka. pic.twitter.com/tKwNgk322r
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Nathan Lyon believes that the current group need to win in India and an Ashes series away to become a truly great team. READ: t.co/WZEIN9K8Oz pic.twitter.com/om4WToBJuF
— CODE Cricket (@codecricketau) February 3, 2025
Nathan Lyon reflects on the current Australian team's mindset
Nathan Lyon also spoke about the players who are not a part of the current squad. Australia are without their regular captain Pat Cummins, who didn't travel with the team in Sri Lanka as he took a paternity leave.
Australia are known to produce some of the greatest players of all time. It reflects on the results as well. They are the winners of the ODI World Cup for a record six times and have also won a T20 World Cup title to their name.
Australia go 1-0 up against Sri Lanka
Australia won the first Test against Sri Lanka recently in a dominating fashion. They defeated the hosts by a huge margin of an innings and 242 runs and showed their prowess on a pitch made for the spinners.
It was Australia's biggest-ever Test win against Sri Lanka. It was also Sri Lanka's biggest-ever defeat in the Test format. The second and final Test will be played from February 6 in the same venue as the hosts aim to level the series.
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