The Ashes | Australia eyeing a whitewash: Lyon
The Hindu
The side is also aiming to make it to the WTC final, says the off-spinner
Australia will press for an Ashes series whitewash against England to boost its chances of making the final of the 2021-23 World Test Championship (WTC), spin spearhead Nathan Lyon said on Sunday.
The home side has already claimed an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-Test series and the importance of maintaining its winning run was not lost on Lyon.
“I’ve never ever considered (a match) dead-rubber when you wear the baggy green and go out and represent Australia in a test match,” Lyon said.
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