Australian National Cricket Team’s legendary batsman Matthew Hayden has shared crucial tips with the Indian National Cricket Team that could help them win the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.

The third Test between the Indian national cricket team and the Australian national cricket team will be played at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, starting December 14.

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India must hope to stay in that fourth and fifth line – Matthew Hayden

Speaking to Star Sports, Hayden suggested the visiting team’s pace bowlers to target the fourth and fifth stump lines and use the bounce present on the surface to make hell for the Australian batsmen.

“India, when they have the opportunity to bowl, need to rely a little more on floating in that fourth or fifth row. And most importantly, they need to use their bounce,” Hayden said.

He added that the Brisbane Test being played with the regular red ball would put the Indian and Australian pacers at the same level, unlike the Adelaide Test where the pink ball was used and the Australians dominated.

“It’s a key arsenal as part of a fast bowling unit in Brisbane. The red ball will definitely be more familiar in terms of Test cricket. Australia have the run with the pink ball, they won a lot with it.”

India must bat better, must buy time – Matthew Hayden

The Indian national cricket team’s batting unit has struggled mightily in Test cricket and Hayden knows it. Hayden urged the batsmen of the visiting team to step up and bat for a whole day to put at least 350 runs on the board.

“India must bat better, they must buy time. They must bat in one day of Test cricket. Less than a day, unacceptable. It has to be in that 350 zone.”

Notably, the visitors were bowled out for 150 in their first outing of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth. They batted well in the second innings of the same match and accumulated 487/6d.

However, in the next match in Adelaide, the batsmen struggled to get going against the pink ball and recorded scores of 180 and 175.

Brisbane, a different ballgame – Matthew Hayden

The previous Test match between the Indian national cricket team and the Australian national cricket team at the Gabba in Brisbane was held during the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

In the match, the Ajinkya Rahane-led team recorded a historic victory in the absence of several star players to record a memorable 2-1 series victory and break Australia’s unbeaten record at the venue.

Talking about this, Hayden said that although Brisbane is Australia’s home, India would be very confident looking back on their previous outing.

“Brisbane, a different ballgame! It’s a home game, but it’s actually a very good game for India as well because they have memories from the last time they faced Australia in the BGT,” Hayden said.