So bowlers like Bond, Pollock, Vaas, Donald, Ntini, Walsh, Shoaib Aktar, Akram, Ambrose and Weary Younis where not good opening bowlers because Hayden has played and beaten them all. Plus spinners like Muralitharan, Kumble, Vettori and Singh. Hayden and Langer are one of the greatest opening partnerships in the history of the game second only to Greenidge and Haynes. Boycott is not in the same class as Hayden, I just think your still sore from his 153 at the MCG. He did smash around Harmison, Hoggard, Flintoff and Panesar who obviously must be no good if a flat track bully can smash them around the ground all day and Symond’s also making 156 who also in your opinion is not a good cricketer. Please don’t blame the pitch because it did have Australia 5-84 and England got rolled for 159 in the first innings at 161 in the second innings. Hayden and Symonds almost out scored both Englands innings combined, that pritty much sums up England's tour. I find this quite amusing

Ern I think that had something to do with England bowling poor than the pitches. He has excelled on green lump tracks before.

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Bill Ponsford - The only one who could play in Bradman’s company and make it a duet.