Australia would be wrong if they didn't pick Hussey- Mickey Arthur
Mickey Arthur, the Western Australia coach, has supported the under-fire middle-order batsman Michael Hussey and has said that if the selectors did not pick Hussey for the home Ashes against England then Australia may rue that mistake.
Mike Hussey, struggling for his place in the Australian line-up battled his way back to some sort of form with a valiant 71 not out that stitched the middle order together in the first ODI against Sri Lanka at the famous Melbourne
Cricket Ground (MCG). However, Hussey’s unbeaten knock went in vain as the mighty Aussies lost the match in the end by one wicket.
Though, Hussey’s unbeaten innings against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 today, was not the prettiest of knocks, it may help stop the series of questions over his worth in the Test side ahead of the five-Test Ashes against formidable England. Hussey’s
Western Australia coach is adamant that "Australia would be wrong if they didn't pick Hussey".
Arthur, a former coach of the Proteas, believes the experience of Hussey could be crucial as the Aussies seek to regain the Ashes title after some quite poor performances. "He has a wealth of experience", said http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mickey-Arthur-c1969. "You need
your experienced players in a Test match against England and the first Test match of a series, it's really important."
Arthur said that Hussey is well in form and has been hitting the ball exceptionally well. “Technically, there's nothing wrong with him. Mike will be fine and I expect him to play in that first Test match. He just needs a hit-out somewhere
and he'll get that in the One Dayers and he'll be fine", said the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Western-Australia-c865 coach.
The 35-year old Michael Hussey has scored only two Test hundreds in the past 18 months and, recently, had two indifferent five-day series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
Hoping for some first-class practice ahead of the Ashes opener at the Gabba, he played for Western Australia in their Sheffield Shield clash against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Australia-c844 last week but scored a first ball duck in the first innings and could
manage only three runs when he came to the crease in the second innings.
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