Hayden's last hope
Tim Lane, writing in the Sunday Age , looks at Matthew Hayden’s chances of saving his career.
Peter English
25-Feb-2013
Tim Lane, writing in the Sunday Age, looks at Matthew Hayden’s chances of saving his career.
Hayden has never been a cricketer to state his case by artistic persuasion. The only way the Queensland behemoth knows is to pile up the runs. Not for him a Mark Waugh-like average of 42, with bonus points for aesthetic beauty. With Hayden it's always been runs or bust. He became one of the game's greatest accumulators.
John Bracewell, the New Zealand coach, spotted a flaw in Hayden’s technique before the start of the Australian summer, Alex Brown reports in the Sun-Herald.
Brown also writes Brett Lee is running out of time to convince the selectors he is the man to lead the Australian attack into next year's Ashes series.
Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo