Hayden lists problems on tour of India -- a third-world nation

Melbourne, Nov 14 (PTI) Australian opener Matthew Hayden
has called India a third-world country and blamed his team's
sluggish over-rate in the lost Test series there on the host
batsmen's reluctance to "face up" quickly enough and the constant movement around sightscreens.

"They (opposition batsmen) are very difficult to get to
face up," Hayden was quoted as saying by 'The Australian'.

Hayden said sightscreen adjustments also played a part in
delaying the proceedings as someone or the other kept moving
around it.

"Often we find ourselves with hands on hips waiting for
someone to either face up or someone in the sightboard to move
away; all the little frustrations that happen in Third World
countries and the heat as well," he added.

Australia were nine overs or 40 minutes behind schedule
on the penultimate day of the fourth and final Test, which
forced their skipper Ricky Ponting to use part-time spinners
instead of pacers at a crucial juncture.

Ponting, who could have been banned for a Test for the
slow over-rate, came under severe criticism for his tactics.
Hayden said over-rates have always been a problem for
Australia.

"We've had trouble with our over rates for a long time
now. It's not just us in international cricket that seems to
struggle with it for whatever reason," Hayden said. PTI