By Jon Couch
HAMPSHIRE first-team manager Adrian Burrell is confident of pulling off a winter coup and landing Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon as their overseas player next season.
The 31-year-old took 20 wickets as his country retained the Ashes this summer in a drawn series against England. And Hampshire, who clinched a third-placed finish in the County Championship this season after a rain-affected draw in the final match at Kent, have been linked with Lyon in recent weeks, who has previously played for Worcestershire in county cricket.
“He was very keen when we met...