From the Vault: Hayden delights Gabba with Ashes-opening 197

hayden in tremendous form averaging 71 a test level over the last 12 months his average now 50 in the top 10 in world cricket number one and that's one of the reasons when he drives he drives nice and straight that's four just a little bit sluggish there was the trick look as though you're going to bowl a bouncer and pitch it right up a double bluff but it didn't work there's his work cut out there it's hammered in front of square crack that's not a half volley again to matthew hayden but he's so strong so much power england so that was the mistake he made he's in the air just wide of asti giles in the gully and they run away to the boundary for four more a little streaky another four to matthew hayden he now has five a good shot very good shot straight down the ground what a great way to bring up the hundred so the australians one wicket well there's the short delivery no ball called it's running away down towards the midwicket boundary that's 50 to hayden that's eleven fifties in his career now listen to the cheer from his home crowd here boy wouldn't they love to see him kick on make a hundred this time having complete control that's well hit that is the quicker one and it'll cost him four oh regulation field on the leg two men out at midwicket it's a full toss both hands up stretched he's found the gap wide of mid off straight of cover and hayden goes off ovation through the covers well it's difficult he's making it more difficult four season to the first match oh he's got that away beautifully that's four as well they're taking him to the cleaners it's one for that's a man out there it's going back and it clears him mark butcher was the fieldsman who thought just for a moment he was in with a chance in the end was into the crowd test match days play that's in the air hayden's found the gap again once again i don't think it's right out of the middle but he's so strong matthew hayden he's carving to pieces bit by bit as fast bowlers ago in the air this could be out cover should catch this should certainly be out oh he's dropped it i cannot believe it i cannot believe it craig white on his knees the baller the captain he'll be in shock a straightforward catch looking into the zombie at all the time in the world it was a sitter michael born that's four more the second best test score and really the wheels are falling roughly from england you've taken that catch you're under pressure they're professionals they train every day fielding is so important and that really was a sitter nice it's four what a shot that's a red hot off drive crashes into the road four more a wonderful batting display one for 291 there it goes that's over he's got it all he hasn't gone that would have been a great catch brings up the 150 robert key the 12th man was a very good effort timed his lead perfectly couldn't hang on to a very high chance well it certainly was it's also brought up the 150 for matthew hayden the queenslanders here are on their feet giving him a really good cheer as well that's four more there's nobody out there it's a slaughter together matthew hayden has absolutely hammered that into the crowd nearly collected one of our cameras the worst thing is if you bought a ball like that you see the guy advancing to you don't know if he's going to hit it straight back at you in a way in between the two of them well have a look at that there's one of fine leg there's one at about 45 degrees that difficult oh that's safe that's just one of it was in the air didn't move couldn't move and that's four more oh it's in the end of safe deer idea what a start gets it away one wasn't short enough and that's four more he's racing towards 200. golfer could be out yes he's walking he's got him caught behind going for the pull shot and he kind of breaks through and that's a big breakthrough for england 197 for hayed and he gets the big wicket one in four of his last 50 wickets andy katic has been to the short ball it strikes again where was it yesterday matthew hayden plays a wafty pull shot manages to get top edge of the bat through to alex stewart disappointing end for matthew hayden and his queensland fans and australian fans