Others counter with the following: presumably the conditions are such that Haddin had a high chance of being dismissed in the evening. With all respect to Lyon, his being dismissed early the following day would be no great loss. He could score only a handful of runs, and he risked being dismissed. Those in favor of a nightwatchman argue as follows: there was almost nothing that Haddin could contribute in the final 30 minutes of the day. Rather than send in the next, and extremely talented, batsman Brad Haddin, then-captain Michael Clarke opted for Nathan Lyon, the number 11. With 30 minutes to go on the first day, Australian batsman Mitchell Marsh was dismissed. Let’s a have a look at the first Test between Australia and India this summer, which played out last week. Well, a little bit of math can show you that you shouldn't. Do you employ a nightwatchman? That is, do you send in a tail-end batsman to see out the bowling until the end of the day’s play and protect your top-order? With 20 minutes left in day one of a test match, your top-order batsman is dismissed. Imagine you are captain of the national cricket team. AAP/ David Mariuzīy Tim Trudgian, Australian National University Nightwatchman Nathan Lyon bowled by Mohammed Sharmi last week.
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