"Happiest person on earth right now" - Fans react hilariously as Matthew Hayden congratulates Joe Root on century in AUS vs ENG 2nd Ashes 2025 Test

Former Australia batter Matthew Hayden congratulated Joe Root on scoring his first Test century on Australian soil on the opening day of the second Ashes 2025 Test. Root had nine half-centuries in Australia but did not have a century in the format until the start of the Ashes 2025.

Batting first, England ended the opening day (Thursday, December 4) on 325/9 from 74 overs. Joe Root struck a brilliant ton and remained unbeaten on 135 off 202 balls. Before the Ashes 2025 began, Matthew Hayden had made a hilarious bet that he would walk naked around the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) if Root failed to score a century during the upcoming Ashes series.

As Root got to the three-figure mark, England Cricket released a video on X where Matthew Hayden congratulated Root. Fans came up with hilarious reactions on the social media platform following the same.

"Happiest person on earth right now 😆," a fan wrote.

Gm Hassan

@Ha55anGm42

Happiest person on earth right now 😆

"HAYDOS THANK GOD JOE HAS FINALLY DONE IT NO ONE WAS READY TO SEE YOU IN JUST YOUR BIG HAT RUNNING AROUND NOTHING ELSE GOD BLESS JOE ROOT," another fan tweeted.

justacricketlover

@imkmalhotra

HAYDOS THANK GOD JOE HAS FINALLY DONE IT ​NO ONE WAS READY TO SEE YOU IN JUST YOUR BIG HAT RUNNING AROUND NOTHING ELSE ​GOD BLESS JOE ROOT

Below are some other reactions from fans on X -

Ben Hilfenhaus

@BenHilfenNOT

Joe Root saved us from Top 1 thing, humanity doesn't want to seeThank you Joe Root 😅

pointofview97

@pointofview197

Bhai ki ijjat nilaam hone se bach gayi 😂

Anish

@anishbehera61

Probably the only Aussie (apart from his daughter) who's happy on Root's scoring a century 💯 😂😂

VIKASH KUMAR

@vkc1000

Feeling good for Mathew Hayden 🤣

Prantik

@Pran__07

He never looked happier even when he was winning all those World Cups and the Ashes.

Root will be keen to build on his unbeaten ton when England return to bat on the second day of the ongoing second Test.

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Matthew Hayden's message to Joe Root

Matthew Hayden, while congratulating Joe Root, hilariously stated that no one had more 'skin' in the game than him. However, he said that he was genuinely backing the England star to score a century.

"Congratulations mate, on a hundred here in Australia. Took you a while and there was no one that had more skin in the game than me, literally. I was backing you for a hundred in a good way. So congratulations, ten (nine) fifties and finally a hundred. You little ripper mate. Have a beauty and bloody enjoy it," he said.

Root had previously gotten close twice to scoring a Test hundred in Australia. He was dismissed for 89 at Brisbane in 2021 and 87 at Adelaide in 2013. Overall, he has five Test hundreds and 18 half-centuries against Australia in 36 games and 68 innings.