Matthew Hayden has joked that he now has extra hair on his head than there was grass on the wicket on the MCG, because the Australian cricket nice unveiled his superb new hair transformation.
The previous Check batsman underwent a hair transplant a bit of over a month in the past and revealed the unbelievable outcomes to James Brayshaw and Greg Blewett throughout this week’s episode of the All Over The Bar Cricket podcast.
The 54-year-old, who was noticed carrying his trademark cowboy hat all through this summer season’s Ashes sequence, left each his co-hosts shocked as he confirmed off his thick head of hair.
‘It’s magnificent, completely magnificent!’ Blewett mentioned.
‘As quickly as you popped up on my display, I used to be simply glowing it. It’s pretty. I’m bloody rapt for you, huge canine, it’s taken fantastically!’
Earlier within the podcast, Hayden had criticised how the Perth and MCG wickets had been ready throughout this summer season’s Ashes sequence, claiming that he was not a fan of drop-in pitches.
Matthew Hayden (pictured) left his co-hosts Greg Blewett and James Brayshaw amazed when he unveiled the outcomes of his unbelievable hair transplant this week
However talking on the transplant, Hayden joked that he had a ‘drop-in of his personal’.
‘Thanks, Blue [Blewett], effectively as I used to be complaining about drop-ins earlier, so I assumed I’d have a bit of little bit of a drop-in of my very own,’ Hayden mentioned, sending his colleagues into meltdown.
The Australian nice went on to crack a joke about how curators on the MCG had controversially left 10mm of grass on the wicket on the MCG.
Thirty-six wickets fell in an astonishing two days throughout the Boxing Day Check, a outcome that will in the end go away many cricket followers feeling shortchanged and put a $25million dent in Cricket Australia’s checking account because of misplaced income.
‘And naturally, you’ll be able to see that this job right here has acquired a bit of greater than 10mm grass on it,’ Hayden joked.
‘So, count on there to be some seaming circumstances within the subsequent 12 months or two.’
At this stage, each Brayshaw and Blewett had descended into suits of laughter, however Hayden wasn’t fairly completed.
‘It’s going to go straight off my bat, which implies that it’s flourishing!’ he added.
Hayden (proper) had cracked a joke claiming that he now had extra hair on his head than the 10mm of grass curators had left on the MCG pitch
Hayden (left, with David Lloyd) scored 8,625 runs throughout 103 Assessments for Australia
Curators had left 10mm of grass on the MCG wicket with 36 wickets falling inside two days of the Boxing Day Check
‘I’ll appear to be a yeti in a number of years’ time,’ he added.
Curators on the Perth Stadium and the MCG each use drop-in wickets, the place curators develop the taking part in floor exterior the stadium and place the pitch right into a slot within the floor forward of the Check match.
The multi-function stadiums use the system to make sure their versatility, with live shows, AFL video games, Huge Bash League matches and different occasions happening on their grounds all year long.
Reflecting on Australia’s 4-1 win, Hayden claimed that it was a ‘b***** good sequence’ earlier than weighing in on the pitch debacle.
‘S*** pitches produce s*** Check cricket,’ he informed the podcast. ‘While you take a look at the sequence and also you look again to Perth, that was a sub-standard wicket for my part. It doesn’t imply that low-scoring video games are boring to look at, both.
‘It was simply motion plus, I believe perhaps individuals have misplaced a bit of little bit of endurance within the sentiment round 5 days. Adelaide was the very best Check for my part, for a lot of causes. Australia had a great win by 82 runs, however they only produced a wonderful Check match cricket pitch.
‘And Brisbane additionally did a b***** good job of manufacturing an exquisite Check wicket as effectively.
Cricket Australia are additionally set to lose out on round $25million in income after the Perth and Melbourne Assessments ended inside two days
‘Sydney is at all times a type of venues that I really like the traits of. I really like seeing a [Beau] Webster take wickets in a mode that he would not essentially bowl as a result of the ball’s turning.
Half-time spinner, Webster, thrived on the Sydney pitch, taking three wickets throughout England’s second innings, dismissing all of Harry Brook, Ben Stokes and Will Jacks.
‘I prefer to see that disparity between the quick bowlers and likewise medium pacers that perhaps get the ball to nibble on day one,’ Hayden added.
‘I like to see the completely different talent units of gamers, gamers that may deliver one thing completely different to the desk, , when circumstances could or could not swimsuit the best way that they go about their enterprise.
‘So, they be taught to graft or they be taught to play spin very well. I really like that in regards to the SCG and that is what I actually wrestle with with the drop-in wickets as effectively, however I imply it was a b***** good sequence, it’s a must to say.’
Throughout the sequence, Hayden had additionally breathed a sigh of aid after Joe Root ended his lengthy wait to attain a Check century in Australia, with the England batter hitting his first ton Down Underneath throughout England’s defeat by Australia at The Gabba.
The previous Aussie opener, who scored 8,625 runs throughout 103 Assessments, had beforehand made a wager, claiming that he’d run bare across the MCG if Root didn’t rating a century this sequence.
‘Very glad man,’ Hayden informed TNT Sports activities after successful the wager.
‘There are two individuals in my life which can be very glad, my spouse and my daughter, as a result of there isn’t any approach they needed to see that occur!’
His daughter, Grace, later took to social media to hilariously thank Root for scoring the ton in Brisbane.
