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Lyon: "We're all about the positives"

Wednesday, June 24 2015 by SNTV
  • Intro:

    Australian bowler Nathan Lyon back at recent criticism from former England bowler Graeme Swann, ahead of the eagerly-awaited Ashes series this summer.

    Script:

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Nathan Lyon, Australia bowler (Q: What did you make of Graeme Swann's comments that you are the weakest link in the Australian side?):

    "That's 'Swanny' doing his best to under the Australians' skin. But I've played 41 Tests now and I've always been considered the weakest link, so it doesn't worry me one bit what 'Swanny' thinks."

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Nathan Lyon, Australian bowler (Q: Have you looked at what Australia have been missing over the last 14 years in England and how you can right the wrongs?):

    "No, not really, we're all about the positives, we've had a great, great 18 months really, from the Australian summer when we started with India, to now with the tour of the Caribbean just before. We've had some great players stand up and we're feeling really good. So it's all positive talk, there is nothing about the past and what went wrong back there, it's all about being positive, what we're good at and what we can control. We're feeling really good."

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Nathan Lyon, Australian bowler (Q: To win an Ashes series in England, from what Michael Clarke's been saying, that seems to be a real burning desire for this series?):

    "Yeah, definitely. As an Australian cricket team we want to be number one in the world - and the only way we're doing that is we need to get more consistent away from home. We started well in the Caribbean, we spoke about it before we left Australia that we need to be more consistent away from home, so yeah throw in an Ashes, an away Ashes trip on tour, that's massive. Yeah, there's no point hiding about it, we want to win it and I'm confident that we can win I. So, yeah, we're looking forward to it."

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