Decision time for Hayden
Peter Lalor, writing in the Australian , says Matthew Hayden, who was cut from the one-day and Twenty20 teams, has run out of rope.
Peter English
25-Feb-2013
Peter Lalor, writing in the Australian, says Matthew Hayden, who was cut from the one-day and Twenty20 teams, has run out of rope.
All summer he has talked about reaching this place, the end of the Test series. Now he must decide if there is life on the other side although the decision looks like it could be taken out of his hands. The 37-year-old knows now the game is slipping away from him.
The selection panel has decided that he is no longer a part of its plans in the one-day or Twenty20 format because of his age. The same group of men will meet early next month to decide if he is part of their plans for the South African and Ashes tours.
While Hayden is struggling for support, Graeme Smith left Australia as a hero following his deeds throughout the series. In the Age Peter Hanlon charts Smith’s journey from pariah to messiah.
Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo