Thread: Hayden overated?
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Old 05-09-2005, 08:41 AM in reply to Rachael's post starting "The best post I've seen on Hayden is..."
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Originally Posted by Rachael
the model opener remains Boycott.
Can the player whose team mates felt the need to run him out so that they could win a test match rather than let it be drawn ever be classed as a 'model' opener? Very good and technically perfect perhaps but cricket is a team game and Boycott wasn't a team player.
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