London, June 7 -- Australian spin veteran Nathan Lyon expressed excitement at the idea of taking on world-class South African batters during the ICC World Test Championship final, noting the quality in their batting line-up with Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton at the top and his county cricket opponent from last year, David Bedingham.

Australia will aim to become the first team to defend the ICC WTC mace as the 'Ultimate Test' starts on June 11.

Lyon, with 553 Test wickets to his name, heads to the UK as a favourite to dominate at the Lord's, but he does not want his side to underestimate a solid Proteas batting attack, which has displayed moments of brilliance throughout this WTC cycle from 2023-25.

Lyon said that while the experienc...