Matthew Hayden made 153 and Andrew Symonds was unbeaten on 154 as Australia led England by 213 runs after the second day of the fourth Test.
In an outburst that might lead to a bitter war of words, Australian opener Matthew Hayden on Saturday lashed out at the Indian team for adopting "defensive tactics" to slow down the host side's scoring rate on the third day of the fourth and final cricket Test in Adelaide.
Australia will go flat out for a win in the second cricket Test on Sunday, according to centurion Matthew Hayden.
Matthew Hayden said he loves beating India in India and silencing the packed stadiums.
For Matthew Hayden, life is just beginning to take shape as he contemplates a range of options in the post-retirement period, from becoming a player advocate to unearthing Australia's next aboriginal Test cricketer. Hayden, who announced his decision to retire from international cricket on Tuesday, wants to play a major role in helping Australian cricketers deal with the social issues of being away from their families for long periods.
Steve Waugh expressed disbelief at 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi's impeccable timing and advised him to focus on 'control' to avoid being a supernova.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday hit back at Australian opener Matthew Hayden's 'third world' remark and said the Aussies are always slow in finishing their quota of overs, no matter which part of the world they play. Back home after the 2-0 defeat in the Test series against India, Hayden spoke about, what he perceived, poor ground conditions and inordinate delays during the matches "that happen in third world countries".
Australian think-tank heaved a sigh of relief with batting mainstays Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden recovering fast from injuries to reach India next month to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Sachin Tendulkar's size never matched his status, writes former Australia batsman Mathew Hayden, in the book 'Sachin - Cricketer of the Century'.
Matthew Hayden's comment about India being a "third world" country came in for a scathing attack from former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram who said the Australians have a habit of bad-mouthing their opponents whenever they lose. Akram said the Aussies were "sore losers" and that Hayden should have known that India was now hundred years ahead of Australia "which is no more than a village".
Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden is considering a comeback to competitive cricket and could well be seen in action in the Big Bash Twenty20 tournament in December.
Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden wants the Champions Trophy to be scrapped as he feels it is meaningless to hold the eight-nation tournament along with a World Cup every four years.
Former Australia batsman Matthew Hayden is planning to set up a cricket academy in India, local media reported on Friday.
Australia's skipper said the opening pair got more runs than he had expected in the tri-series match against Zinmababwe.\n\n
Matthew Hayden wants India skipper Rohit Sharma to negotiate Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi's first three overs with "caution".
Twenty-year-old Phillip Hughes will replace retired opener Matthew Hayden in Australia's squad for the three-Test tour of South Africa. The squad includes three other uncapped players in fast bowler Ben Hilfenhaus, batsman Marcus North and 36-year-old leg-spinner Bryce McGain.
Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden says India means a lot to him and his family, and he's looking forward to be part of the third edition of the Twenty20 extravaganza.
The retired Australian batsman scored 65 from 35 deliveries and the Sri Lankan spinner claimed 3 for 11 as Chennai Super Kings beat Bangalore Royal Challengers by 92 runs in the Indian Premier League.
Former Australia cricketer Neil Harvey has on Saturday lashed out at beleaguered opener Matthew Hayden calling him "a pain in the bum".
Australia retained off-colour Matthew Hayden and replaced the injured trio of Brett Lee, Andrew Symonds and Shane Watson with three uncapped players for the third and final Test against South Africa. Having already conceded the three-match series to Graeme Smith's men, the selectors on Tuesday drafted in three uncapped players -- pacemen Doug Bollinger and Ben Hilfenhaus and all-rounder Andrew McDonald -- in the 12-man squad.
"We are well back in the hunt. We are looking to win this match now," said the left-hander after scoring his 17th Test ton.
Retired Australian opener Matthew Hayden has hit back at S Sreesanth by describing the Kings XI Punjab pacer as an over-rated bowler who "always loses cool under pressure" following the duo's face-off in their Indian Premier League match here on Thursday.
The world champions, replying to England's 373 took their score from 112 without loss to 277 for two.
Matthew Hayden was a batsman of rare ability and Australia will struggle to find a suitable replacement for the retired left-hander, said India opener Virender Sehwag.
Under pressure Australian opener Matthew Hayden's future would be reviewed at the end of the Test series against South Africa, coach Tim Nielsen said.
Australia opener Matthew Hayden feels the pressure is back on India with the tourists comfortably placed in their reply to India's mammoth first innings total of 613 for 7 declared.
Hayden advises Team India to forget about outcome in WTC final
"I am disappointed because I love watching him against other teams," said the Indian off-spinner of Matthew Hayden.
Vice-captain Adam Gilchrist also expressed relief at the Australian government's decision to call off the team's tour of ZImbabwe.
Sachin Tendulkar has always been showered with the biggest of compliments but former Australia opener Matthew Hayden took it to a new level as he placed the senior batsman above the game itself while calling him India's Don Bradman and a "movement in himself".
The Australia opener challenged India to prove their claims of superiority in the fourth and final Test at Adelaide.
Shane Warne's problem in India was that he simply tried to spin the ball too much since big turn never worried the Indian who have played it 'almost from the cradle', says his former teammate Matthew Hayden.
Matthew Hayden is doubtful for the sixth ODI against India after injuring his hip in the last match in Baroda.
Harbhajan Singh reckons that Matthew Hayden's stinging verbal attack at him stems from the frustration of realising that the Australians are "no longer the undisputed champions".
Virender Sehwag's axing from the Indian squad for the third and fourth Test would make Australia "happy" and the struggling opener, according to Matthew Hayden, could have broken his run of poor scores with a "triple ton" in Mohali.
Former Australian Test opener Matthew Hayden has said that he believes David Warner needs to buy into the national team culture before he can achieve his rich potential.
The Indian bowlers -- Zaheer Khan in particular -- have so far successfully managed to tie him down, but Australia opener Matthew Hayden has vowed to bounce back when the third Test gets underway in Delhi from October 29.
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