The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is around the corner and every team has started their preparations. Cricket boards have scheduled several One-Day International matches before the tournament so the team can find the best line-up going into the tournament. With only a few teams have found the right combination, there are still several spots available to grab and players are looking to not let this golden opportunity go.

Australia is the team who is in tatters since last one year. The shock wave of ball-tampering saga during Cape Town Test leaves them with several questions to answer. They have won only three Test matches since then and a fall in their performance in noticeable to naked eyes as well. Steve Smith and David Warner are likely to feature directly in the World Cup and several other places are still to be confirmed.

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Amidst, veteran off-spinner Nathan Lyon is seeing it as a golden opportunity to fulfill his dream to play the World Cup. Lyon has never been Australia’s premium spinner in the white-ball cricket despite cementing his place in the Test cricket. However, he is playing in the ongoing ODI series in India and his hopes to play in the World Cup are high.

Adam Zampa and Lyon are the two leading spinners of Australia and there is certainty that Cricket Australia (CA) might include both for the mega-event.

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Talking about his chances to play the World Cup, he said “You always want to play in the big tournaments and I’ve never had the opportunity to play in a World Cup. It’s definitely on my bucket list. I do believe two spinners in a squad is going to play a massive role, especially in the U.K. I dare say nearly every side in the World Cup will be playing two spinners.”

The World Cup will kick off from May 30 with the opening game is scheduled between host England and South Africa.