India, Dec. 6 -- England great Joe Root had a special message for Matthew Hayden's family and the Australian public following his maiden Test century Down Under. The 34-year-old finally ended his long three-figure mark drought in Australia by bringing up a ton in the second Ashes Test at the Gabba, Brisbane. Root remained unbeaten in England's first innings, returning with a score of 138 as the visitors posted more than 330 runs on the board.

Before the Ashes began, former Australia opening batter Hayden had said that he would walk around the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) naked if Root didn't score a century in the five-match Ashes. It just took three innings for the England batter to save Hayden and the Australian public.

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