Beginning of a beautiful partnership

In the first of a series of special features, a reunited Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden look back on the dawn of their remarkable run at the top of Australia's order

[@lorddio1]

I liked the way JL was sharing the story...he was getting excited like a kid. Truly engaging!

[@Auxodium]

way too excited. plus he repeats himself many times within telling the story.

[@thomaswitt2746]

@@Auxodium oh shut up

[@geofflongford2008]

@@Auxodium When you have a story maybe you can share it so we can criticize it for you.

[@Auxodium]

@@geofflongford2008 no problem. BTW it is with an S not a Z in Australian english.

[@geofflongford2008]

@@Auxodium So?

[@shreerocks]

such a heartwarming video.!! Love the way Justin Langer narrates a story. LAnger- Hayden were the best opening pair of the best ever cricket team I have seen play. Absolute legends!

[@mathai5456]

Best test opening pair I have seen post 1995. Langer was so underrated. Imagine having Mark Waugh mark Taylor for one decade followed by Langer Hayden for next. And now they have what, bonified scrubs.

[@zayansm7895]

Never forget Gilchrist hayden 🙌

[@rishabt1401]

@@zayansm7895 that's odi

[@aaronread7988]

Lets not forgot Slater as well

[@Xvs87]

Scrubs but even worse resorting to cheating. I really miss these days with this group of players.

[@sheehan92]

Best test opening pair, period. Better than Haynes/Greenidge

[@beyondeyes6682]

They ruled! They conquered! They defeated! They passed their legacy!! Champions from Golden era of Australian cricket.....Missing U.

[@footyupdates7913]

Beyond Eyes alright come down son

[@footyupdates7913]

Beyond Eyes alright calm down son

[@sliferxxxx]

Great opening pairs: Hobbs and Sutcliffe Greenidge and Haynes Langer and Hayden

[@bzdasgupta]

Those were the days.. getting through the Aussie batting line up was one heck of a job.. without an iota of doubt that was a fantastic opening partnership..

[@sabumustafa2863]

JL is real legend, when his team go down, he is the one has the guts to handle as a Coach and make them believe that Aussie are the best in Cricketing Era. He shown such love and patriotism towards his nation.

[@sheehan92]

Yet Ian Chappell thinks that Langer is not a legend

[@vibrantvittlesvlogs]

Man.. JL is a fantastic story teller!!

[@RetroBackslash]

Matthew Hayden, one of the most effortless players of the pull shot ever.

[@smartsquirrel1]

Pontings front foot pull shot was quite something. My favourite Hayden shot was when he walked down the wicket and straight over the bowlers head.

[@hunterhrs7238]

Haydo-langer Aussie best opening pair

[@Ajay-xb8ti]

Such an awesome pair one side classic batting from langer and destruction from heyden

[@ajmalartistryandwriteupsam4878]

They both made sound the word 'opener' so beautiful

[@will5458]

JL is an amazing storyteller, great work mate. I haven’t seen an Australian 200 partnership in a long time, let alone an opening one. Highlights the talent back then.

[@maso882]

Us Aussie's are very proud of our boys, the best openers we've ever had.

[@dreads420universe3]

Mathew hayden is enjoying listening langer's great storytelling

[@michaelellis8726]

Both of them were legends :-)

[@allkingz9833]

I love Hayden absolute gentle giant

[@leftleaf3590]

Plum lbw first ball. JL can thank Umpire Harper for his test career. Best opening partnership the game has seen.

[@robspunk]

So many people in high level sports like international level cricket don't have the ability to talk about their sport like that with their mates. Having a laugh, having a good time. He's so good for the culture of the cricket team. Deadly serious when he needs to be but always focused on relationships. Gonna be a good tenure while Langer is there, Ponting also helps a lot. Really looking forward to the future of Australian cricket.

[@darrenjhodgey4734]

The best opening pair ever for Australia ever

[@user-vc4cu9jg8w]

What a brilliant opening partnership those two were

[@connorism69]

One of the best partnerships ever.

[@VishalPawar-oc7ic]

As an Indian kid I used to hate both of them during my childhood when they smack our bowling attack ..But now I can say ,they are true legends of this game of cricket ! 1999 to 2007 was a golden era for Australian cricket 😇

[@jarradwood657]

Pretty sure JL is drunk

[@FTRRacingTv]

just too much sugar

[@spateri728]

Pretty sure he just loves cricket and telling his story with his good mate and fellow opener. Did you not see them on the pitch getting just as excited?

[@anandbakshi4391]

I can relate... He's a Cricket tragic mate...

[@andysmith4976]

mate u cant have cricket stories without a jug of beer in you, its just not allowed :)

[@skellator4848]

Darryl darryl what you doing out there. When the south Africans come out to bat you out your finger in the air! Solid matchfixing between Cairns and Harper going

[@zion795]

justin and HAYDEN are two great oppeners they just smash the ball

[@BonnyWillow]

Thanks for the memories gents

[@nigelnofrenze2613]

Was in the crowd that day...amazing

[@zainjamali34]

Senior soliders of australian cricket team

[@Techtips200]

Justin langer is a very emotional guy...we love him as a cricketer as a person..

[@geofflongford2008]

JL is very well liked and respected as the coach now.

[@SridharPatchigolla]

Jusitn Langer was very courageous in accepting the umpire was wrong in not giving him LBW. It does prove the point that Umpire's decisions helped Aussies in many of the victories.

[@trcnasherar3676]

Bro there helped a lot of people it’s happened to Sachin Waugh punter kallis Steyn Warne everyone

[@redwhiteandblueblood]

Harbhajan would never have had a hattrick without help from one

[@peace2u947]

His career would have looked alot different if he was rightly judged LBW and caught out in the following test.. Slater would have come back in with Hayden.. to be fair Langer and Hayden were a formidable combo uptop loved watching them bat as a kid.. two left handers uptop is the way to go in tests..

[@sheehan92]

@@redwhiteandblueblood All three of Harbhajan's wickets were not outs

[@cjcharisma]

Awesome story - love the video, then if you are able to get one of them out then in comes Ponting

[@invisible6211]

Golden memories😊😊😊

[@himeshviews7622]

Belong to golden days of aussies. .......

[@nishantmukherjee9703]

Just wait a few more months those will be back for sure.

[@jishafish5691]

Nishant Mukherjee fortune teller

[@newspaper9949]

JishAFish wdym fortune teller? England won the World Cup.

[@MrGRC56]

@@newspaper9949 the international team representing England were awarded the World Cup

[@Ignatius7778]

Puts fear into the hearts of the world when they walk out.

[@vishy190186]

When you enjoy each other company, long partnership are inevitable. Langer and hayden are exactly opposite of how they are on field. Hayden flamboyant on ground but reserved here and langer the opposite. Fantastic video!

[@trcnasherar3676]

4:02 he nailed the sound

[@davissebastian9129]

4:03 This wasn't the easiest of chances!

[@NJD265]

Top 10 Anime Romances of all time

[@development7378]

55 and1 that's Preety shocking

[@rexmonte1683]

Australia still haven't replaced this two

[@vvshetty1]

Hayden is replaced superbly by Warner! What cricket are you watching

[@vvshetty1]

@@PavanKumar-wo4wu based on what?

[@sheehan92]

@@vvshetty1 Warner has lost many tests for Australia, and will continue to do so unless he is dropped. Warner is no Hayden

[@Ayyaz711]

Langer and hayden awesome combo

[@sidrao3984]

Nice good luck India and Australia today.

[@souviksarkar8721]

Mathew Hayden : The Royal Bengal Tiger!

[@atiqueimdad7209]

Great cricketer as opening slot

[@RBenjo21]

Slater and Hayden were the weakest part of the 2001 Australian Ashes side - no Australian (recognised) batsmen scored fewer runs (other than Simon Katich and Langer who each played one game), so it was definitely the right decision, without hindsight, to drop Slater for good. And with hindsight, it was an even better decision.

[@tanu3511]

Love you both

[@krishnagorjilli6857]

Best openers in the world

[@thirunavukkarasuv9530]

Most demonic and destructive opening pair in test match cricket

[@Waseemmughal138]

Greatest of Game ❤️❤️❤️

[@adriang6259]

"Just go for it, mate."

[@shashankashura1654]

sehwag Sachin Hayden langer Hayden gilchrist sehwag gambhir

[@moneymaker2024]

MADARA UCHIHA sachin ganguly not shitwage

[@Don-pk2uy]

Smith/Gibbs???

[@jishnupvenugopal6469]

Justin and Hayden❤️

[@tweegeTX3]

I’m Aussie as belting your best mate on New Year’s Eve but how in seven fucks was that not LBW. Torn obviously but OMG was that the defo of plumb

[@cricheaven4219]

JL would be Summed With Confidence With the big man

[@mayanksharma2296]

When gentleman played the game

[@rickgeorge3739]

best aussie opening partnership ever. The one thing I could never understand. If Hadden was slow.. Langer would go wild. If Langer slow Hadden wild.

[@hafizsajid4337]

Most destructive opening pair in test cricket!!

[@hafizsajid4337]

@@Narendersingh-id5ng Its hafiz Sajid not Saeed😊

[@hafizsajid4337]

@Bhavna Gupta They score runs across all the test countries

[@mathai5456]

@Bhavna Gupta listen lady, stick to kitchen and don't poke into things u don't have any clue about.

[@prajwal6187]

Bhavna Gupta Says an indian whose country players only know how to perform on flat pitches

[@kuls43]

Don't forget to mention desmond haynes and gordon greenidge

[@sayedaadil1077]

No one narrates a story in cricket like Langer

[@Anurag-vy9og]

"literally the easiest catch" lol

[@vishkumar5202]

incomparable openers nightmare for bowlers

[@Anas-ny1ud]

Cool JL

[@mohammadzubairmohammad3951]

Great players Hayden is great China wall

[@development7378]

Luck favours the brave

[@zion795]

yes

[@AamirKhanPathaan]

It's Fortune Favours The Brave.

[@william5691]

I'll have what JL's on

[@StraightNoChaser86]

It's called being happy.

[@madjack9283]

How is Matthew Hayden now did he recover from his injury?

[@omkarsridhar14]

6:29 how can Langer have 10 Test centuries and only 6 for Australia?

[@ShankarBalachandran]

6 as an opener I think

[@memoresto3480]

@@ShankarBalachandran he meant to say IN Australia

[@knownsense4069]

This page is run by Maxwell and subscribers are mostly Indians.😂 You'll find us in comments section everywhere.

[@divvagg5616]

yes because india Owns youtube.

[@AamirKhanPathaan]

Not at all this Cricket.com.au is not run by Maxi.

[@knownsense4069]

Dude relax. You should focus more on your cluttered economy. Selling Buffaloes and reselling old cars doesn't help much.

[@leeroyc4148]

divv agg How does India own KZbin? Google owns KZbin. Google is American. Next you'll say India is a superpower too. India's a 3rd world shithole. Lived there for 3 months. It's a giant open sewer. Couldn't get out of there quick enough.

[@leeroyc4148]

@Aayush Yadav Do you know Terry Waves?

[@rajdrona6666]

Langer probably escaped most no of dismissals bcos of umpires wrong dismissals

[@rsn5]

6:27: Tony Greig says, 10th century in Test Match Cricket, 6th for Australia. I guess that's incorrect as it implies Langer got 4 centuries for another country. Justin Langer only represented Australia and not any other country in his Test career.

[@Anas-ny1ud]

Upto 2007 opponent be like pat gaye sb k sb legend the

[@tejomaybhide5722]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@amanpandey2210]

Langer sounds like andre agaasi

[@oceanwaves657]

Darrell Harper rescued Aussies many times.

[@buhleluthuli4160]

0/148 .... thats 50 for langer

[@userKK2023]

4:02 Yeah, the easiest catch for Aussies and Proteans!

[@dravinashsri3204]

K K I think they were the kiwis

[@noluck3861]

Jl is always a good storyteller. He didn't believe that he got 55 and MH got only 1. Actually, I don't believe that also.

[@rohinanand4047]

😘😘

[@mathewdeering]

Dododoooooo *bang*

[@crazysportsandvlogs2634]

Is JL high

[@RtB68]

Plumb. How the f*ck any umpire could miss this is a joke. I'm a die hard Au and I remember the ball - omg we're 1/0.

[@yourdaddy3942]

Has there been an umpire worse than Harper at the international level? He got seemingly straight-forward decisions wrong and gave some of the worst decisions ever made in the history of televised games.

[@RBenjo21]

Steve Bucknor?

[@srikanths2741]

Add bucknor and ashoka desilva too

[@ZaidKhan-dc4wo]

Prove me wrong if you can but Gilly and Hayden were more iconic as openers

[@leeroyc4148]

Its Hayden & Langer. You would know that if you lived in Australia. Greatest openers we've ever had. In Australia test cricket (Ashes)is all that matters to us. Beating England is all that matters. Not 1day, not T20, not S Africa, Pakistan, N Zealand or India, beating England is all that matters. Like I said. If you lived in Australia, you would know this.

[@sourendubagchi4793]

so had drs existed back then, this partnership would not have existed

[@Strukovski]

tuffey man, bowls the worst over in history and now drops a 100 run catch

[@maneeshdeva]

Good he recognises the umpiring was bs.....

[@HamaraBharatvarsh]

Darryl was a such a bastard

[@38skippers]

Plumb

[@aritram10]

Don't know, how we indians have become fan of our Ganguly's nemesis, australia fan. 🇮🇳🇮🇳❤️

[@shashwatgupta397]

55 and 1😂

[@colmax2023]

langer loves to exaggerate.

[@ghanshyamgupta175]

koi mujhe bhi like kar do na ji plzz

[@surajsarkar5207]

Looking sooooo sexy

[@Don-pk2uy]

So he knew it was plumb and didn't walk... great sportsmanship

[@usmanidrees3167]

Look like Langer is most luckiest opening batsman particularly in Australia ,catches dropped, shameful umpring by Australian umpires always, they did with all visiting teams i also remember that Wasim Akram incident, Imran khan did the right thing to introduce neutral umpires .

[@GauravSharma-jt7vv]

We can compare this pair with sehwag -gambhir .....

[@rishiveeramani8464]

Oliver Tandy in ur gayass aussie dreams

[@alxqi5310]

Rishi Veeramani nah langer and hayden were better

[@hashirzulfiqar346]

😃

[@ArjunDas]

and of course, dont delete my comment!👇👇😂

[@sagarkadam659]

That's how u cheated in those golden days through umpires thanx to drs and cameras everywhere now

[@gauravmalik7209]

The worst behaved team n the team who cheated the most. I never respected this team apart from couple of players. I have far greater respect for west indies team of 1970's n 1980's. Not these bastards who cheated a lot. Shame on them

[@srikanths2741]

Why so much hatered against aussie? Do u really think they were invincible by cheating? Come on mate..