Sam Dalling speaks exclusively to Australia’s premier spinner ahead of the WTC final at The Oval Nathan

Nathan Lyon is confident. Not quite arrogant, but most definitely confident. And why shouldn’t he be? The Australian men’s Test side stands on the cusp of greatness, a summer away from being able to hold themselves up as one of the best there ever was.
“No doubt you will have seen the headlines where I said Australia is going to win 5-0?” Lyon begins, straddling snarls with a smile. It would not be an Ashes series without plenty of preliminary muscle-flexing. “I’ve always looked at it [be...