Hayden

[Bazza]

Well it's not the same scale but you could compare him to Butcher, who averaged like 26 for the first half of his career and like 46 since he came back 18 months ago. And they're both left handers!

As for slips, I don't recall them dropping any in the first test, unlike Australia!:P

 

[anzac]

yeah but the real question is do England (or anyone else) have anyone that can bowl to him and either get him out (cheaply / early) or restrict his run scoring & rate??????

 

[Bazza]

Giles at the legs?

 

[marc71178]

Get Tudor to break his hand, but then it'd just be 10 a side, so we need Tudor to break him AND Ponting's hands to make up for being a donkey himself.

 

[Rik]

Originally posted by marc71178
Get Tudor to break his hand, but then it'd just be 10 a side, so we need Tudor to break him AND Ponting's hands to make up for being a donkey himself.

It's just Not cricket

 

[Kiwi]

U have to remember that Hayden did put up a few chances. I also think that he goes through patches in his innings where he loses his concentration and he struggles here. He did have a little bit of luck.

 

[The Argonaut]

He did ride his luck in the first innings. The second century was of a higher quality. He's had a great 2 years playing against various opposition and conditions. He's handled them all well. Probably the last Ashes tour was his worst.

Another interesting point is that he hasn't been bowled in nearly 12 months of test cricket. I remember when he started FC cricket that he didn't get bowled until half way through his 2nd season. A pretty good effort.

His form will fade eventually. Nobody can continue this rich vein of form forever but he will still be a quality test player. At the moment he is almost untouchable.