Matthew Hayden reckons Australia will plough on rather than declare against England at The Oval.

"This game is not about individual glory, there is much more to it than that," Langer said of acknowledging his 22nd Test century.

"I wanted to give it a bit of due reverence: this is the biggest Test I have played in my career and it is not about how many runs I get, how many runs Matthew Hayden gets, how many runs Andrew Strauss gets or how many wickets for Shane Warne.

"This is all about the Australian cricket team beating the English cricket team. "The best way for us to win this Test match is to score as many runs in the first innings and put England under pressure in their second."