Hayden heads for the exit

Alex Brown, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald, believes Matthew Hayden’s position in the Test side is close to untenable.

Australia's selectors must by now have devised a contingency plan for the opener's position in the increasingly likely event Hayden draws the curtain on his career after the Sydney Test. His dismissal for 8 was the fourth time in six innings he has been caught between wicketkeeper and point this summer, and took his tally to a grim 56 runs at 9.33 from six innings.

In the Australian Peter Lalor says Hayden may be playing his last Test for Australia.

Only sympathy for symphonies past or a minor miracle in the second innings will send him to Sydney.