Looking the part
Judhajit
25-Feb-2013
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The Australian batsmen were determined to undo their previous performance at Mohali and cast aside the excesses to get back the tempo they had been missing in the earlier matches on the third day in Delhi. Peter Roebuck in the Age doffs his hat to the way they applied their best games.
Batting itself is a constant examination, and Hayden has nothing to prove. He could retire tomorrow safe in the knowledge that he has given outstanding service. History is likely to regard him as among the most imposing opening batsmen to represent the wide brown land. But he is not ready to be put to pasture; he reckons that at 37, a late starter such as him has a few more campaigns left in him.
While Hayden has found some form, Australia's fast bowlers are still looking for reverse swing. On the Cricket Australia website, the bowling coach Troy Cooley explains the art.