Australian will not taste victory for the first time in nearly ten years as the home team for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. But, the veteran off-spinner Nathan Lyon is looking at a better opportunity this time, considering their victory over the visitors in the World Test Championship Final in 2023.
Australia defeated India by 209 runs to win the second edition of the ICC World Test Championship at The Oval in June 2023, marking its maiden win of the two-year championship cycle.
India's had the wood over us in the last few series, but if you look at the World Test Championship final in England, we did beat them there. So, I know that will give us a bit of confidence heading into this summer.
"We understand that we're coming up against a world-class side, but we can take a lot of confidence out of where we are at as an Australian cricket team. I feel like we're on the journey to becoming a great team. We're not there yet, there's a bit of work to do, but we have the opportunity to do something pretty special this summer," Lyon said to Fox Sports.
India won its last two Test tours of Australia by the same margin of 2-1, but arrives at the marquee series on the back of a 3-0 home series defeat by New Zealand last month, with their much-vaunted batting line-up looking vulnerable to spin bowling.
Lyon, though expects India to bounce back in the Test series in Australia, to be played in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. "I think they're extremely dangerous. They're a class outfit, and they know their best preparation and how to come out here and perform.
"It's going to be a cracking Test series. It's been a long ten years since Australia's held the trophy. There's only a few of us that would probably be in the squad that's actually held the trophy, so it's time to bring it home."
