Hayden ready to counter Zaheer in third India Test

NEW DELHI (AFP) - Australia's struggling opener Matthew Hayden said on Sunday he will go after India's Zaheer Khan despite being dismissed by the bowler three times in the series.

Hayden, 36, said Zaheer's behaviour during the second Test in Mohali revealed an unstable temperament which he wanted to exploit in the third Test beginning here on Wednesday.

"There's method behind my madness," Hayden told reporters here.

"Zaheer Khan has been put under pressure a lot by myself and (Adam) Gilchrist in all the tournaments we've played in one-dayers and I've also tried to emulate that when we've played Tests.