Michael Hussey Reverts to his Aggressive Style of Play
Mike Hussey has finally shown some commendable touch with the bat in the much-hyped first Test of the Ashes at the Gabba. The 35-year-old Hussey had a very long spell of bad luck while batting especially in Test cricket.
However, Hussey has managed to mesmerize everyone by his astonishing performance. He was clearly the saviour for Australia, who not only managed to take his side out of a submissive position, but also succeeded in dominating the
flamboyant English team.
Hussey owes his re-emergence to the advice of his mentor Bob Carter. Carter had coached Hussey for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Northamptonshire-c824 where he spent a lot of time in helping the Australian improve his game. Carter and Hussey have always been in
close contact with each other even though Carter is currently living in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Canterbury-c775.
Carter had advised Hussey to go with his natural instinct and attack the ball in the best way possible. As http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Young-c41367 player, Hussey had always been aggressive and selected his shots purely on his instincts.
Referring to the pressure Hussey has been under, Carter said, “The tough times make players like Mike Hussey stand up, this series is his greatest challenge but he has the skill and desire to continue playing for Australia. He
wants to be able to make the decision when he stops playing for Australia.”
Although, it might look a bit careless for a seasoned player to go with his instincts, but the struggling Hussey had no other option. Either Hussey could have taken the advice of someone who had groomed him or he could have kept
on trying to play safe and fail yet again. However, Hussey made the right choice in the end.
In the last six test matches, Hussey has been a total disaster and this was probably going to be his final chance to redeem himself, before being axed from the team.
In the First Test at the Gabba, surprisingly, after having a good time with the ball the Australians lost wickets in quick succession on the second day. When Michael Hussey came to bat, the Australians were in deep trouble and
probably Hussey was Ponting’s last hope of getting his side out of a mess.
Coming from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Western-Australia-c865 where playing square of the wicket comes naturally to the players, Mike Hussey was on top of the English bowlers from the word go. Hussey relied on his natural instincts and played some very fine shots
square of the wicket.
It was obvious that Hussey was not in a tentative mood because that had cost him his wicket many times recently. This was the young Hussey, who had come to bat in Brisbane. There were no signs of sluggishness in his batting and
no fear in his eyes either of playing a risky shot.
On day two, Hussey was busy in saving the game, and on day three, he was busy in taking the game away from England. He had a clear plan in his mind, which was to dominate the bowlers at all cost.
At the end of the day’s play, after playing the most crucial knock of his life, “I wanted to be positive because I do get into trouble if I get negative and tentative,” Hussey said.
“If they pitched up more maybe I would have had to hit down the ground or through cover but coming from the Waca cross-bat shots are in our blood so when you get to a place like the Gabba, which is similar to the old Waca, your
instincts take over. So I guess I was on autopilot once I got in.”
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