Sydney, Jan. 6 : Australian opener Mathew Hayden may have played his last knock in Tests at the Sydney Cricket Ground today.

He fell for 39 in the morning session, departing to a respectful applause from the crowd who wondered if the 103-Test veteran had played his last innings.

South African pacer Morne Morkel bowled the Queensland left-hander after he had struck seven fours in a better display than his first-innings 31, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

Melbourne, Dec. 30 : Victorian all-rounder Andrew McDonald and New South Wales left-arm pacer Doug Bollinger are likely to be called up into a squad of 13 for the Sydney Test.

McDonald''s selection follows the return of Shane Watson''s injury curse and the form and fitness concerns surrounding Andrew Symonds, who has been unable to bowl medium pace in the Boxing Day Test because of an injured knee.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Bollinger is favored to replace Brett Lee, who will miss the remainder of the summer with a stress reaction in his left foot.

Melbourne, Dec 27 : Australia's struggling opener Mathew Hayden's career can be finished in just four days if his team fails to win against South Africa in the Boxing Day Test at the MCG.

Hayden's cricket future now hinges on the result of the second Test after he sliced a loose drive to backward point and fell to his nemesis Makhaya Ntini for just eight runs on Friday, the Courier Mail reported.

The prospects of the opener batting on past the South African series appear bleak as he has a grand total of just 56 Test runs at 9.33 this summer.

Melbourne, Dec 20 : Australian media has blamed umpire Aleem Dar for being inconsistent in his decisions when he gave struggling opener Mathew Hayden out in the second innings.

Former captain Richie Benaud described it as an astonishing decision, and said that the world cricket was in shock at the umpiring howler of modern times.

Thousands of Australians stood in front of their televisions as Pakistani umpire Dar lifted his finger in the air when Hayden prodded forward to Dale Steyn and the ball popped back to the bowler, the Daily Telegraph reported.

Sydney, Dec 18: Recent failures to score runs by Australian opener Matthew Hayden has put his Test future in doubts with retirement whispers growing that he may not last to fulfill his dream to play a farewell Ashes tour in England next year.

As Australia's batting strongman failed again in Perth, his former opening partner Justin Langer admitted that he did not know what the future held for his best friend and is unsure if the struggling opener wants to play his farewell Ashes tour.

Brisbane, Nov. 22 : A struggling Australian opener Mathew Hayden appears to be seriously considering possible retirement from international cricket after his 100th Test.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Hayden has spent considerable time mulling his options over the past year, and while he insists the fire within still burns, he seems to know that at 37, his playing days are close being over.