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I?m happy where Nathan is ? Arthur ? Cricket News Update

Australian coach, Mickey Arthur, was satisfied with the bowling performance of spinner Nathan Lyon in the opening Test against South Africa and has backed him to fill the supporting role in the upcoming clash on his home turn of Adelaide.

Both teams played an entertaining drawn affair at the Gabba, where the flat track aided the batters to score big runs. Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis scored centuries for the touring side, while Ed Cowan, Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey stood tall for the hosts.

It was expected that bowlers would get reasonable assistance from the deck but that hardly remained the case, as both sides toiled hard throughout the four playing days. The Proteas already left out Imran Tahir in favour of a four-pronged pace attack and further had to do without the part-time spin of JP Duminy after the player sustained an injury while training.

The Aussies, on the other hand, used as many as seven bowlers in the first innings, with the likes of Hussey and Rob Quiney getting an unexpected share of the ball. It further forced them to employ the spin of Lyon for an extended duration, something which the 24-year-old managed with reasonable success.

Lyon took 2 scalps in the first innings, and further contributed with 2 more in the second. While his economy rate was on the expensive side, his 50 overs, across the two outings, gave a fair indication of his ability which had been scrutinized in the lead up to series.? Arthur was impressed with his attitude in the opening game and has further backed him to deliver when he makes a home appearance next week.

"Nathan bowled 50 overs in the game and it was probably clear that they were going to go quite hard at Nathan early on," Arthur said. "They did that but he stuck to his guns. I thought his variation in his pace was good. I thought he built some pressure. I'm happy where Nathan is. He goes back to Adelaide, goes back to his home pitch and I'm comfortable that he's in a good enough space for us."

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