Batting nice Matthew Hayden is prepared to assist Australia clear up their batting woes within the ongoing Test collection if requested after the visiting facet was bamboozled by the Indian spinners within the first two matches, in accordance to a report. Australia suffered heavy losses in Nagpur and New Delhi with Indian spinners, led by Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, scalping 32 of the whole 40 wickets within the two Tests. Hayden, commentating on the collection for host broadcaster Star Sports, mentioned he would fortunately put his hand up to assist Australia’s debacle towards Indian spinners and he would do it for nothing.
“One hundred per cent, at any time of the day or night, it is a given that myself — and I’m sure I speak for anyone else that I represent that would have that kind of influence — would 100 per cent be in,” Hayden was quoted as saying by ‘Sydney Morning Herald’.
“Any time I have been asked to do anything I’ve always said yes at any time of day,” mentioned the 51-year-old left-handed batter.
Former captain Michael Clarke has known as for the visiting crew administration to use the experience of Hayden, who had averaged 110 within the epic 2001 tour below Steve Waugh and was additionally a part of the triumphant Adam Gilchrist-led crew in 2004 — the one Australia facet to win a Test collection in India since 1969.
Hayden mentioned he would “definitely not” cost Cricket Australia for his time with the Australian crew however needed the governing physique to give present gamers entry to the earlier era.
“You can’t alienate them (former players). If you want the creme de la creme, the very least you can do is respect them. There should be a system if you’re in the CA role, how do we get the intellectual property in our players? That’s the key,” he mentioned.
He identified India batter Shreyas Iyer’s shut relationship with Ricky Ponting throughout their time collectively at IPL franchise Delhi Capitals, and Matthew Mott’s function in England’s T20 World Cup triumph to spotlight how different international locations are utilizing the most effective of Australia’s teaching expertise.
Hayden, who scored 8625 runs from 103 Tests between 1994 and 2009 at a median of 50.73, mentioned he sympathises with coach Andrew McDonald, as groups not have the time for in depth preparation for excursions.
“It’s not possible because a week before we came over here everyone was screaming bloody murder about their superstars not playing the Big Bash League – and yet they’ve got a Test match nine days later,” Hayden mentioned.
“This is the place I actually do not envy the function of Andrew McDonald. He has to work out what’s the precedence when it comes to his taking part in group of which he has zero per cent management over a two-month interval due to IPL.
“Part of that tenure can be, ‘what do we would like to win fellas?’ Because if it is India we all know what it takes to win there.” McDonald has said he would be open to Hayden coming into the fold if players wanted to use him on top of their existing coaching staff.
“If Matthew can add value to individual players, I’m sure those individual players would definitely engage in a conversation with him,” the coach said.
McDonald had defended the side’s preparation for the series in India, saying that they would not have changed what they did in the lead-up.
The coach also offered a cheeky backhander to Hayden for his criticism of the team’s overuse of the sweep shot. Hayden had used a broom in a Star Sports segment to colourfully make the point.
“Did he succeed sweeping as well?” McDonald said.
“Just throwing the question out there as well.” India have retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after taking unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match Test series.
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