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But the dumped Test spinner says he hasn't tinkered with his technique since he was 16 and doesn't plan to start now.

Dumped Test spinner Nathan Lyon disagrees with coach Mickey Arthur that he needs to work on technical issues.

The Tigers stunningly dumped Test star Benji Marshall to the bench but Inglis said Souths remained wary of him.

Australia's bowlers are given a harsh lesson as India A, led by a century to dumped Test opener Gautam Gambhir, dominate day one of their tour match in Chennai.

DUMPED Test spinner Nathan Lyon has rejected coach Mickey Arthur's claims he needs to tweak his technique and boost confidence levels dented in India.

DUMPED Test opener Simon Katich will play one-day cricket for Western Australia in this year's Ryobi Cup, further prolonging a career that shows no sign of fading.

Left-arm spinner Ashton Agar made his first-class debut for Western Australia last month and there he was on Saturday bowling to India A captain and dumped Test opener Gautam Gambhir.

Left-arm spinner Xavier Doherty admitted the tourists struggled to find their line and length against the batting onslaught from dumped Test opener Gautam Gambhir (112) and uncapped right-hander Rohit Sharma (77).

The 19-year-old's first outing was a steep learning curve, with India A captain and dumped Test opener Gautam Gambhir knocking consecutive sixes from the young Australian's first over and his first day ended at 0-78 from 13 overs.

DUMPED Test opener Gautam Gambhir showed Australia's bowlers still have plenty of work to do before the first Test by compiling a century for India A on day one of the tour game in Chennai.