HYDERABAD: Australia head coach Mickey Arthur has defended the controversial axing of Nathan Lyon for the second Test, saying the sidelined off-spinner has "technical issues" to work on. The team's selection trio - John Inverarity, Arthur and captain Michael Clarke - preferred the spin pair of Xavier Doherty and debutant all-rounder Glenn Maxwell to Lyon following an eight-wicket defeat and the second Test here has already gone pear-shaped. It was the first time since Lyon's Test debut in September 2011 that the 25-year-old had been replaced by another spinner and Arthur said his confidence had...
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