Matthew Hayden
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"Matthew Lawrence Hayden" Member of the Order of Australia/AM is a former Australian cricketer. Hayden was a powerful and aggressive left-handed batting order (cricket)#opening batsman/opening batsman, known for his ability to score quickly at both Test cricket/Test and one-day cricket/one day levels.

Hayden holds the record for the highest score made by an Australian batsman in Tests (380). He formed one of the most prolific opening partnerships in world Test cricket for Australian cricket team/Australia with Justin Langer, and in ODI cricket with Adam Gilchrist. Upon his retirement, in January 2009, Hayden's Test average was 50.7; he had scored the second most runs in Test Cricket by an opening batsman; and was equal 6th (with Jacques Kallis) on the all-time list for Test centuries.

Hayden retired from all forms of cricket in September 2012.

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It's been a frustrating summer especially as I've done the hard work getting into the 30s but I know I've got to play patiently and straight.

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He is a class act and has 20 hundreds from 70 Tests. He is a bit under weather but it happens to everyone. I back him to come good soon.

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We have three sessions to bat tomorrow and we need to take the game deep into the fifth day.

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I don't mean to be arrogant, but if we're executing our skills there's not a side that can get close to us.

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I was really disappointed coming off that Ashes series.

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We just have to elevate our mindset and I think we can do it. All the pressure is off us now. We can just play our game. If we play like we can, it will be better than England. No question.

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It can be frustrating batting.

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As the ball comes down the pitch at such pace, it is a challenge just to keep going. But I'm working on it.

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Go off for bad light? Against this lot? Are you being serious?

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