Australian cricket legend Matthew Hayden has criticized the selectors for dropping Travis Head from the first Test match against India. In the third Test, Head played a crucial role in Australia's victory by scoring an unbeaten 49 off 53 balls in the second innings. Hayden stated that Head's heroics in the third Test prove that he should have been included in the team for the first match of the series.
Hayden expressed his disappointment that Australia did not select their best side for the opening game, and questioned how the series might have turned out if Head had been included. He also criticized Head's omission from the first match, which was described by many cricket fans as 'ridiculous'. South Australia teammate Chad Sayyers had previously labelled it a 'f**king disgrace'.
Hayden emphasized Head's impressive form in the Australian summer, where he averaged 87.50 from five Tests for Australia, and was the team's highest combined run-scorer for the matches against West Indies and South Africa. Although Head's average overseas was less than 22, Hayden argued that his form in the lead up to the India series should have secured his place in the squad.
Hayden praised Head's intent to score, his enormous strike rate, and his ability to create momentum and belief in the batting change room. He called Head a "mover and a shaker" and suggested that he should have been one of the first players picked for the Australia team.
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