A Battle Won, Hayden Fires Up For Another Test

WHEN Matthew Hayden first started losing the magic, when he couldn't find a big score for love nor money, when the usually reliable opener stumbled from one disappointment to another and his Test place was brought into serious question, he grabbed a marker pen and wrote on the back of his bat: "This is worth fighting for".

Hayden's Fighting Words Saved Test Career

WHEN Matthew Hayden first started losing the magic, when he couldn't find a big score for love nor money, when the usually reliable opener stumbled from one disappointment to another and his Test place was initially brought into serious question, he grabbed a marker pen and wrote on the back of his misbehaving bat: "This is worth fighting for".