Nathan Lyon eyes final frontier: ‘A series win against India in India’

India
have
won
the
last
three
Test
series
against
Australia
including
back-to-back
victories
Down
Under
in
2018-19
and
2020-21.

Australia,
who
last
visited
India
in
2017,
were
scheduled
to
tour
the
country
in
October
this
year
but
due
to
the
disruption
caused
by
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
the
slot
was
used
to
host
the
ongoing
T20
World
Cup.

Lyon,
who
will
turn
34
in
a
week,
could
get
a
chance
to
play
in
India
in
2023.

“One
of
the
big
goals
is
I’d
really
like
to
be
part
of
an
Australian
team
that
can
win
a
Test
series
in
India,”
Lyon
was
quoted
as
saying
by
‘Sydney
Morning
Herald’.

“I
think
I
can
play
a
massive
role
in
that
as
well.
That’s
definitely
one
of
my
big
goals.
I
think
that’s
one
of
the
big
goals
team-wise.
That
is
a
big
focus.”

The
Ashes
at
home,
beginning
next
month,
could
be
Lyon’s
last
against
traditional
rivals
England
but
the
spinner
says
he
is
still
hungry
and
doesn’t
see
any
reason
why
he
can’t
go
on
to
play
one
more
in
2025.

“To
be
honest,
I
don’t
see
a
reason
why
not,”
he
said.
“I’ve
always
said
this
from
day
one:
if
I
wake
up
one
morning
and
don’t
have
the
drive
to
get
better,
that’s
when
I
need
to
walk
away
from
the
game,”
said
Lyon,
who
is
one
shy
of
his
400th
Test
wicket.

“But
I’m
waking
up
hungrier
than
ever
now.
I
feel
like
I
have
a
lot
to
give
and
I’m
looking
forward
to
it.
I’m
nowhere
close
to
finishing
in
my
eyes,”
said
Lyon
who
has
been
often
viewed
as
a
close
competitior
to
India’s
R
Ashwin
as
the
best
modern
day
off-spinner.