By Charlie Coë For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 11:32 GMT, 16 February 2019 | Updated: 11:34 GMT, 16 February 2019
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Australian batting legend Matthew Hayden cost media tycoon Kerry Packer $4million fifteen years ago, a new book has claimed.
The revelation comes after another excerpt from the book entitled Bradman & Packer: The Deal That Changed Cricket - showed how Packer demanded Australian batsman Mike Hussey be rushed into the 2005 Ashes side.
Ex-Cricket Australia Chairman Bob Merriman revealed how Packer lamented a ratings slump during a Test match against Zimbabwe two years earlier.
Australian batting legend Matthew Hayden cost media tycoon Kerry Packer (pictured) $4million fifteen years ago, a new book has claimed
In the first Test of 2003, Hayden scored a then-record 380 runs as Australia trounced the opposition by an innings and 175 runs.
But Merriman said the one-sided contest did not keep viewers glued to their screens
