Hayden confident of success

The left-hander, who faced flak from Cricket Australia after calling Harbhajan "an obnoxious little weed" during India's turbulent tour Down Under, drew encouragement from comments made by Harbhajan that he is not out to make friends against Australia.

"There is a lot less of personal tension with Harbhajan than what is made out. In a lot of ways, I feel it's a good thing because I don't feel I am harbouring any massive resentment. I think he is a very, very good bowler and I think it is challenging every ball to play well against him," the batsman was quoted as saying in the Sydney Morning Herald. "The series is going to have Test match tension and I don't feel threatened by that.”