Hayden's 181*, how good was it really?

[PhoenixFire]

I was watching highlights of his innings, and decided that I have seen many a better innings by people who got 40/50 odd. Where would you rate it as such?

 

[GIMH]

Only saw brief highlights, but once he got to a ton he looked impressive to me

 

[dass]

i think he played really slow for the most part of that inning

 

[open365]

He got 79 of his 35 balls with a runner, that's pretty darn impressive, and he was looking good from the first 10 overs of highlights i saw.

 

[DCC_legend]

i didnt see it but it seems quite good seein his s/r was 109.

 

[silentstriker]

He scored 181*. I would be hard pressed to put any innings of 40 or 50 ahead of it, unless they scored 40 or 50 out of 65 or 70 total.

 

[Mister Wright]

An innings of 150 is a rarity in ODI cricket, how anyone can dismiss it's credibility because it "didn't look good is just a joke." A lot of people critisised his record test score because it was against Zimbabwe, you can't do that on this occasion, because it is against a 'proper' team, so we have to find some other reason don't we? Ridiculous!

 

[DCC_legend]

An innings of 150 is a rarity in ODI cricket, how anyone can dismiss it's credibility because it "didn't look good is just a joke." A lot of people critisised his record test score because it was against Zimbabwe, you can't do that on this occasion, because it is against a 'proper' team, so we have to find some other reason don't we? Ridiculous!

ive gotta agree with ya on that.

 

[Fiery]

I have seen many a better innings by people who got 40/50 odd.

Sorry PheonixFire but that's laughable

 

[AussieDominance]

Honestly it's ropable.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Sorry PheonixFire but that's laughable

Elaborate........

 

[Fiery]

Elaborate........

I don't think I need to

 

[PhoenixFire]

No I'm interested to why you think it's laughable that's all

 

[Fiery]

No I'm interested to why you think it's laughable that's all

I think I think it's laughable because it made me spit my cornflakes and laugh out loud when I read it. To hose down a guys efforts, after he has just scored a quite brilliant 181*, batting through the innings, breaking all sorts of records, hitting 10 6's, by suggesting you've seen better 40s or 50s is quite funny imo

 

[PhoenixFire]

You can forget the 10 6s tbh. I can namre plenty of innings better, although it was a very good innings for sure. But he has so many things in his favour. You have the ridiculously short boundaries (I could have hit a slow, low full toss for 6 on that thing), basic roads to bat on, and that bat he uses is so damn powerful it's unfair.

 

[Fiery]

You can forget the 10 6s tbh. I can namre plenty of innings better, although it was a very good innings for sure. But he has so many things in his favour. You have the ridiculously short boundaries (I could have hit a slow, low full toss for 6 on that thing), basic roads to bat on, and that bat he uses is so damn powerful it's unfair.

Nearly all his 6s would have been 6 on any ground. I would love to hear some of these 40s or 50s you think are better

 

[Sanz]

Hayden is so underated here. It is just so ridiculous to compare an 181 not out with 40.

 

[vic_orthdox]

I would've thought that the only criticism, per se, that you'd make is that he did it when NZ pulled out their two best bowlers. Still a pretty amazing knock, however.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Nearly all his 6s would have been 6 on any ground. I would love to hear some of these 40s or 50s you think are better

Certianly. More important in the context of the game, and much better technically, I hope you don't mind a wait whilst I find them

 

[Fiery]

Certianly. More important in the context of the game, and much better technically, I hope you don't mind a wait whilst I find them

You rolling your eyes at me or yourself?