Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Hayden to be right for World Cup opener

Australian opener Matt Hayden say's he'll be ready to go for Australia's world cup opener against Scotland on March 14th, despite fracturing his toe during Tuesday's loss to New Zealand.

"I'm looking to be right on the money for that game," Hayden said. "There is nothing structurally wrong except for the fracture. We will review things on Monday, but in terms of a break it's as good as you can have."

Hayden also remains confident that Australia can claim its third straight World Cup crown despite the recent slump in form.

"Looking at the smaller picture we probably aren't where we wanted to be right now, but a lot of the things we have put in place over the past month and a half are going to stand us in good stead," Hayden said.

"When the big cricket is being played and the big characters need to stand up, I can tell you there are few blokes you would rather have beside you than the ones we've got.

"There will be lots of comments over the next few weeks, as there should be. We've had a few injury scares but come those big, important games of the year we will be right up for them."

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