Australia great reveals key factor in battle for Border-Gavaskar Trophy

With Australia's seam attack featuring skipper Pat Cummins and regulars Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, Hayden thinks runs will be difficult to come by for both teams Down Under during the crucial ICC World Test Championship series.

"You look at the line-ups, and it's hard to really tell who's got the edge," Hayden told reporters at the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards.

"I sense that it's going to be runs that are going to be the point of difference. So the best need to stand up in this series; runs are going to be at a premium. And I also feel like the structure of the tournament being from the west to the east is a bit of the unique way that the Australian landscape of cricket is going to be played out. It's usually the other way around. It's going to be a great summer."

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