Spinner Nathan Lyon breaks silence to hit back at Australia's selectors after Test dumping Nathan Lyon has hit back following his Test axing. NATHAN Lyon is at odds with Australia's selectors with the axed spinner publicly rebuffing claims he has technical issues that require urgent rehabilitation. Speaking for the first time since being dropped for last week's second Test, Lyon said he felt no need to make drastic changes and has never been more confident in his ability as an international bowler. There is a sentiment Lyon was made the scapegoat for Australia's first-Test loss in Chennai. Despite taking a third of Australia's 12 wickets - including big-name trio Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and Virender Sehwag - Lyon (4-244) was jettisoned for Hyderabad in favour of spin pair Xavier Doherty and Glenn Maxwell. The concern now is Lyon and Cricket Australia seem to have disparate views on his development. Explaining the demotion, coach Mickey Arthur felt elements of Lyon's bowling needed refinement, but the shunned tweaker hit back at suggestions he has some critical technical flaws. Aussie coach Mickey Arthur chats with Nathan Lyon. The quietly-spoken Lyon is not known for speaking out, illustrating the frustrations of a tour fast unravelling after Australia's heavy losses in the first two Tests. "To be honest, I thought they came out alright in Chennai," Lyon said. To bowl Sachin Tendulkar through the gate, you must be doing something right. I was quite happy with that. I went for a few runs here and there, but bowling against the best batsmen in the world in their conditions, they were obviously going to come hard at me playing one spinner in the side. But I've worked hard in the nets and I'm feeling confident in my own bowling. The technical stuff ... it's all the same, I haven't changed anything from when I first started bowling for Australia since I was 16. Lyon said he was given no detailed explanation for his demotion but has copped it on the chin. He also dismissed suggestions his confidence had been dented by MS Dhoni's brutal attack on him in the first Test. No, I reckon it (his confidence) has gone up if anything, bowling the best batsman in the world (Tendulkar) through the gate. As an off-spinner growing up that's what you dream of, my confidence has gone up a level rather than down," he said. Asked what he was told by selectors, Lyon said: "Just that you are missing this game and we're going in with Xavier and Glenn Maxwell to strengthen the batting. They just explained this is the side they have chosen to go forward and they will re-assess from there. It's always disappointing missing out on playing a Test match for your country but that's the team the selectors picked. I'm still feeling confident in my bowling so hopefully they haven't lost faith. Arthur, one of three selectors on this tour, maintains Lyon needed a break after Chennai. While not writing off the 25-year-old completely, Australian hierarchy detected some warning signs during the recent home summer. Lyon finished the six-Test campaign against South Africa and Sri Lanka with 19 wickets at a costly 41.73. At Sheffield Shield level, his numbers were cause for concern: seven wickets from five games at 71.42. "Truth be told he hasn't gone well this year," Arthur said. We persisted with Nathan because we put a lot of faith into him. But there came a point where we felt he needed to be taken out of the team and allowed to work on the things that we think he should be working on outside of competition games. I think Nathan still has a massive future. But you fluctuate in and out of form and he's learning the game at international level.