Australian pace bowler Michael Neser has said that a good batting display helped soothe his nerves and gave him the confidence to return with the ball and rattle England on Day 2 of the second Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval here. Nesar made a 24-ball 35 on his Test debut as Australia swelled their first innings lead to a massive 473/9 declared in 150.4 overs.

The fast bowler, who has come in place of the Pat Cummins after the skipper was ruled out of the second Test, then quickly grabbed the wicket of opener Haseeb Hameed in the 2.1 overs he bowled on Friday to reduce the tourists to 17/2 in 8.4 overs.