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Should Matthew Hayden retire?

Should Matthew Hayden retire?

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Evilhoopler

Evilhoopler

U19 12th Man
He must retire. But how many times has he won a match for Australia and what a great player he has been. I hope that because hes playing badly everyone will forget how great a player he was because of a slump in his late career. Remember back to the 2007 world cup. He single handedly won the world cup. So be quiet and leave him alone.
 
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Midwinter

State Captain
Unfortunately no players can really afford to retire these days, (except one S.Warne).The best they can hope for is a chance to "retire" before the next team is announced.

What hope have they of ever making that sort of money elsewhere ?

But it's time for the selectors to have "the talk" with Hayden.

Either give it away by a certain date or be picked solely on form.
I'd give him one more test.

It might be time for the Punter to be giving this a bit of thought too.
 
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Mister Wright

Mister Wright

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I think it's fair that the selectors have given Hayden until the end of the series. A player who has done so much for the team deserves that. I have a feeling though if there is no big score in Melbourne he will make the announcement which will probably take the pressure off him in Sydney and he can go out with a big one.

Although, I think with Australia now 0-1 down, it going to give Hayden extra motivation. Expect to see a different player in Melbourne.
 
howardj

howardj

International Coach
Hayden and Symonds' ****y, macho attitudes are like a cancer in this team. Such attitudes were OK when we had McGrath and God to mop up any mess, but they don't serve our current side well.
 
Matt79

Matt79

Hall of Fame Member
Midwinter said:
Unfortunately no players can really afford to retire these days, (except one S.Warne).The best they can hope for is a chance to "retire" before the next team is announced.

What hope have they of ever making that sort of money elsewhere ?

But it's time for the selectors to have "the talk" with Hayden.

Either give it away by a certain date or be picked solely on form.
I'd give him one more test.

It might be time for the Punter to be giving this a bit of thought too.
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Heard of the IPL? More money than you get for playing for your country, for six weeks work, and they don't care if you're washed up, so long as you draw TV ratings.
 
Matt79

Matt79

Hall of Fame Member
Richard said:
32 should be when a batsman's still at the peak of his game, really. 30-31-32 is the sort of age I'd generally expect a batsman to peak at.

Same way it's wretched how obscenely good fortune follows you when you're having a good patch, as happened with Hayden in 2002/03 against Pakistan and England. Lost count of the number of let-offs he got in the 8 Tests - reckon it was at least 7. Almost a let-off per Test.

Has it occurred that luck sometimes plays a huge part in how many runs you score? Yes, of course it has. :)
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hmmm, Richard expressing a view on Hayden....[/let's through to the keeper]
 
Sanz

Sanz

Hall of Fame Member
Matt79 said:
That said, its wretched how **** luck follows you when you're having a bad patch - he's been run out twice and sawn off in this innings (albeit having got what seemed like a lucky break earlier in that dig).
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Didn't he also get couple of wrong decisions during the India series ?
 
Mister Wright

Mister Wright

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Sanz said:
Didn't he also get couple of wrong decisions during the India series ?
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There was one howler where he was about a mile from the ball, but it seamed enough to fool the umpire that Hayden had hit it. At the time he was on 0.
 
howardj

howardj

International Coach
If this was not a heavy-duty series, and we were playing somebody other than India, England or South Africa, I think Hayden would be spending Christmas at Stradbroke Island. As it is, I think the selectors are caught between a declining, out of form player on the one hand, and the reluctance to pitchfork a greenhorn into the Boxing Day furnace on the other.
 
Burgey

Burgey

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howardj said:
If this was not a heavy-duty series, and we were playing somebody other than India, England or South Africa, I think Hayden would be spending Christmas at Stradbroke Island. As it is, I think the selectors are caught between a declining, out of form player on the one hand, and the reluctance to pitchfork a greenhorn into the Boxing Day furnace on the other.
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Add the fact they're one down with two to play....
 
pup11

pup11

International Coach
I think the stage is perfectly set for Hayden, he truly has his back to wall atm and the pressure is on him from all quarters to retire, but his next test match is the boxing day test and he has got an excellent record in boxing day tests, so won't be too surprised if he tons up at the G and silences most of critics.
 
Richard

Richard

Cricket Web Staff Member
Not actually from an Indian site - it's an Indian site quoting the SMH, which is an Australian paper. However, all the SMH appears to be suggesting is that he's considering it - not that he actually has decided.

That said, these rumours have been around for a week or so now, so you begin to wonder a bit more. Nonetheless, I can't be bothered getting too interested until we actually have confirmed confirmation from the player in question.
 
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