*Matthew Hayden

@Acid wrote:

Haha! 400 without a doubt.

The man ent even talk how Matthew gone past Bradman and wasn’t even watching in the direction of the pavillion to see if Steve Waugh was call he to come in

Maybe CCW was in a same position for he post-primary class and the captain declare the innings

@spider wrote:

https://garfieldrobinson1.substack.com/p/was-brian-lara-right-to-chase-400

I was there for the entire match and I was happy that he made the 400* what an innings. Hayden had the record for 3-4 months.

Let's look at the context of the series. Coming into this Test Match West Indies were already down 3-0 and were facing a whitewash, the first of it's kind in the Caribbean. West Indies not only needed to prevent that but they needed to do so emphatically. For me this was not just about winning the game but doing so with a resounding message. 400* and more importantly 751/5 was that kind of message. Also another point is that Flintoff scored a century in that 1st Innings score of 285., but he was dropped by Lara on 27 and dropped again on 56 and 67. Had WI taken their chances in the first innings we would have had time to bowl out England:

Had Lara not dropped a juggled catch at slip off Sarwan when Flintoff was 27 late on the third afternoon, West Indies would have been closer to a satisfying triumph to match that over Australia. Dropped again at 56 and 67, Flintoff spent nearly five and a half hours over an unbeaten century, skilfully ensuring that the last four wickets yielded 103.

https://www.cricinfo.com/story/west-indies-v-england-237200

@spider wrote:

So I don't think the West Indies were in any danger of losing the game, not with a score of 600 or more on first innings. My argument is that his first consideration should have been to try and win the game for his team rather than try to regain the record. It seemed that he went for the record first and by doing that he compromised his team's chances of winning the game.

Now, many people seem to think the record was more important than winning. I disagree, especially since he was the captain.

Absolutely on point champ ...got no idea why anybody would disagree.....unless similarly egotistical as the great Brian Charles!!!😎