Experience should help Australia, says Matthew Hayden

“It’s a great dynamic position to have is coming into just one test and that’s why I think experience is really key," Hayden said

HYDERABAD: Former Australian cricketer, Matthew Hayden believes Australia’s experience of playing at the historic Lord’s Cricket Ground will help them in the ICC World Test Championship final against South Africa starting from June 11 at Lord’s in England.

“It’s a great dynamic position to have is coming into just one test and that’s why I think experience is really key,” Hayden said in conversation with Star Sports.

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“Guys knowing each other’s games really well, knowing the venue well, you know sort of almost getting back into the driving seat of your vehicle and not having to change or alter the line-up because someone else has been in it,” he said.

“Yeah, just all those sort of comfort zones plus I think the connection that Australia naturally has to the home of cricket,” the former Aussie opener said.

“I mean when you think about the famous tussles with England and Australia, you straight away probably go to two venues, Boxing Day at Melbourne and Lords in England,” Hayden said.

“I guess from a young age as kids we’ve always kind of been brought up understanding how special that venue is, how much history it has and embracing that as something that Australia does very well,” he said.