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Prove claims of superiority, Hayden challenges

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Posted online: Tuesday , January 22, 2008 at 1101 hrs IST

Adelaide, January 22:: Opener Matthew Hayden has said Australia were undeterred by the Perth loss and challenged India to prove their claims of superiority in the fourth and final cricket Test at Adelaide.

Ganguly said India played better than the hosts this summer while Prasad declared that the visiting side had the best attack in the world.

"I would say there is no other side in the world that comes close to us when we are playing our best," said Hayden, whose 86 consecutive Test streak was broken when he missed the Perth match due to hamstring injury.

"We have had a little glitch in the radar. I don't suspect that will be in our mindset in preparing for this Test. Ultimately, we are still 2-1 up in the series, so I am not sure we are bottom-dwellers just yet," he was quoted as saying in the Herald Sun.

The 36-year-old hard-hitting Australian batsman refused to agree that tourists' attack was now the best in the business after proving themselves at WACA.

"We will see. We have a very talented side. It is unbelievable. A week ago cricket was boring because Australia was so dominant. We have a very good bowling line-up going into these conditions. We saw that in Sydney," he said.

Hayden said he was fit to play India in the fourth and final Test later this week.

"I am in. It is as simple as that. I have already done fitness tests this week," said Hayden, who has scored 307 runs at 76.75 this series.

"I feel comfortable where I am at with my hamstring and I have prepared like I would for any Test. I am ready to go. I am in pretty good shape."

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Hayden
by Anil A. Desai on 2008-01-22 19:06:04.321105+05:30
In the 2001 Test Match series in India, after winning the Mumbai Test this jerk predicted a 3-0 whitewash by Australia !!! Well ... it turned out ... 2-1 India !!! So put that in your pipe Mr. Hayden and smoke it.
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hay done again
by raman on 2008-01-22 17:21:17.27848+05:30
(a prediction) Done in by the umpire this time, Hayden was out for a duck in his second innings at Adelaide, given caught behind on a ball that was nowhere near the bat. ....life eej hard...
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Hay done
by raman on 2008-01-22 17:14:52.658584+05:30
(a prediction)Done in by a Pathan yorker that took out the middle stump, Mathew Hayden was out for a duck in the first innings at Adelaide....
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glitch in the radar?
by cogito_ergo... on 2008-01-22 15:04:19.353066+05:30
What is a "glitch in the radar"? I think Hayden is confused. If he meant "blip on the radar", it still doesn't make sense. If he meant "glitch", it cannot be in the "radar".
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old bully
by Indi on 2008-01-22 14:47:36.573052+05:30
If bucknor and benson had played for aussies in perth, surely aussies would have won. Big old bully is out again with his huge mouth.
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What do they have for breakfast?
by cogito_ergo... on 2008-01-22 16:01:38.379887+05:30
The phrase "Big old bully" brings out a thought that has been at the back of my mind for a long time. Look at the musculature of the Australian players, especially on their arms. Do they take anabolic steroids?
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