Australian cricket legend Matthew Hayden’s daughter expressed gratitude towards England star Joe Root for preventing her father from fulfilling a promise to strip naked. Root achieved his first century in Australia at the Gabba, marking 12 years since his initial Ashes tour. Root’s unbeaten score of 135 runs from 202 balls spared Hayden from his bet to walk around the MCG in the nude if Root failed to score a century during the tour.
Grace Hayden, a commentator, publicly thanked Root on Instagram, making a gesture of relief and captioning her video with “Root thank you you’ve saved all our eyes.” Hayden himself acknowledged the potential trouble he avoided with his wife and daughter due to Root’s performance, admitting he was nervous as he anticipated the outcome.
In a light-hearted message to Root, Hayden congratulated him on his century, emphasizing his own stake in the bet and expressing relief that the situation was averted. Root’s former captain, Alastair Cook, praised Root’s performance, hailing it as brilliant and crucial for England. Cook lauded Root’s composure under pressure and hailed him as England’s best batsman ever.
