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Australia&#39;s assistant coach Daniel Vettori on Sunday said Nathan Lyon&#39;s ability to combine spin with bounce makes him a lethal weapon on turning pitches for years to come.The 34-year-old Lyon towered above the Sri Lankan spinners in the team&#39;s thrashing of the hosts in the recent opening Test in Galle to return with match figures of 9-121.The performance took Lyon into the top 10 leading wicket-takers of all time with 436 wickets in 109 Tests.New Zealand spin great Vettori, who joined Australia&#39;s support staff full-time ahead of the two-match series, said it was more about conversing with the off-spinner than coaching him.&quot;It&#39;s a tactical conversation. Nathan has seen everything in world cricket. To be a finger spinner and be in the top 10 wicket-takers in the world is incredible,&quot; Vettori told reporters.&quot;Albeit the majority of the time, it is down to his skill level. The ability to be successful with that much turn and bounce.&quot;Vettori said, &quot;And then you see the development of that bowler, to read conditions, to add things to his armoury and a desire to just keep wanting to get better. &quot;He has a number of years left in him, so he can climb up that table even further.&quot;Lyon, along with fellow spinners Mitchell Swepson and Travis Head, bundled out Sri Lanka twice for 212 and 113 to bring victory in just over two days and lead the series 1-0.Australian batsmen also stepped up their game to counter the spin with an effective sweep shot as Cameron Green (77), Usman Khawaja (71), and wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey (45) contributed to the team&#39;s first innings total of 321.Sri Lankan batsmen faltered on home turf and Vettori said using the sweep against Lyon will always be a challenge. &quot;Batters who sweep are always very difficult to bowl to. They ask different questions of you as a bowler,&quot; said Vettori.&quot;That is where Nathan is so successful. He is consistent, and he gets so much spin and bounce that we all know they sweep is a good option but it is a challenge against someone of his quality.&quot;Lyon, who struggled in Australia&#39;s 3-0 whitewash in Sri Lanka in 2016 when home spinner Rangana Herath bagged 28 wickets, has become a force to reckon in sub-continent conditions over the years.Vettori, who took 362 Test wickets as a left-arm spinner in his 18-year-old glittering international career as a player and captain, said Lyon is always looking to improve.&quot;His stock ball is so amazing; sometimes, for him, that is good enough,&quot; said the 43-year-old Vettori. &quot;But for his development, he is looking to bring variations in. Different balls, over and around the wicket. He is very receptive to all information.&quot;The second and final match starts Friday at the same venue.Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

The off-spinner wreaked havoc in the first Test against Sri Lanka and scalped nine wickets in the game to enter into the list of the top 10 leading wicket-takers in Tests

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Daniel Vettori

Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 2022

Australia

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Australia all-rounder Ashton Agar has been ruled out of the second Test against Sri Lanka due to a side strain, starting Friday (July 8). The left-arm spinner was set to make a Test comeback in the first Test at Galle, but due to his injury, it was leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson who took his place in the XI.Agar sustained this injury during the white-ball leg of the tur three weeks ago. Jon Holland, who was part of the Australia A side on the tour, has been named as Agar&#39;s replacement in the 17-man squad.Swepson picked up five wickets in the opening Test in Galle as Australia romped home to a comfortable 10-wicket victory. Off-spinner Nathan Lyon picked up nine wickets in the match, while part-timer Travis Head registered his best first-class figures in the second innings to further derail the hosts.&quot;I was really happy with Swepo,&quot; Australia&#39;s captain Pat Cummins said.&nbsp;&quot;A couple of key breakthroughs in the first innings and then [on Friday], top-order wickets. Really valuable. He controlled the tempo of the game, he had some batters come really hard at him. I thought he bowled beautifully.&quot;Given that finger spinners have tasted a lot of success in Galle, Holland was in line to play his first Test since 2018 in Galle. But a finger injury ruled him out, but with him having recovered, it leaves the doors open for his comeback.Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

Jon Holland has been added to Australia's 17-member squad as a result

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Ashton Agar ruled out of 2nd Test vs Sri Lanka due to side strain

Batsman Travis Head said his off-spin is going to be worked into Australia&#39;s strategy for the second Test against Sri Lanka after he bagged an unlikely four wickets in the series opener.Head, a left-hand batsman and an occasional bowler returned figures of 4 for 10 to match lead spinner Nathan Lyon&#39;s second innings wicket haul in Friday&#39;s three-day thrashing of the hosts at Galle.The middle-order batsman was only declared fit just ahead of the first Test after he missed the fifth one-day international due to a hamstring injury. But the 28-year-old said he was clear about his all-rounder role on Galle&#39;s turning pitch before the match began.&quot;It was a waiting game for a few days before the Test and bowling was a big part of that,&quot; he told reporters.&quot;I knew I was going to have a role at some point but the two spinners, all the bowlers, did a fantastic job for myself and Marnus (Labuschagne) not to be needed at all.&quot;It&#39;s going to be a huge part of the next Test,&quot; he added. &quot;I expected to bowl (in the first Test) but maybe not at that stage of the game.&quot;Head was called on to bowl in the 19th over of Sri Lanka&#39;s second innings with the hosts already struggling at 95 for 4 after returning to bat with a deficit of 109 runs. The finger spinner struck on his second ball to send back Dinesh Chandimal for his maiden Test wicket after 26 previous appearances.He bowled a flatter off-break to deceive Dhananjaya de Silva three balls later, with the batsman offering no shot on a ball that hit his pad and was judged lbw. Lyon, who took a match haul of nine wickets, was already on a roll from the other end, and Head&#39;s twin strikes in his third over wiped off the tail to bundle out Sri Lanka for 113.Cummins praised Head&#39;s bowling effort after the team&#39;s 10-wicket win to go 1-0 up in the two-match series. &quot;He&#39;s always pretty keen for a bowl. First Test wicket too, so he&#39;s got four now,&quot; said Cummins.&quot;We wanted Travis in the side because he offers not only batting but bowling as well.But Head insisted his main role was to score runs and expressed disappointment after making just six before he was caught and bowled off de Silva&#39;s spin in the first innings. &nbsp;&quot;I felt my lead-up was really good, I just made a mistake,&quot; said Head.&quot;It&#39;s amazing all the work you can do in the nets... but it&#39;s about going out and emulating that.&quot;The second Test starts Friday (July 8) at the same venue.Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

The part-time off-spinner wreaked havoc in the first Test against Sri Lanka, finishing with figures of 4 for 10

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