Michael Hussey open to batting at the top – Cricket News Update
Australian left-hander, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Wade-c1933, under taxing conditions of the UAE.
The tourists will take on Pakistan in the first ODI today and have already recognized the need to change the composition of their batting order in order to keep its players in good shape under high temperatures.
"I'm open to it, it doesn't bother me," Hussey said in Sharjah. "Whatever the team really needs I'd be more than happy to try to help out, as long as I'm somewhere in that batting order, I'm happy to bat anywhere from Nos. 1 to 11."
The possibility arose after Wade was left drained during the One-Off ODI against Afghanistan, which the Down Under giants won by 66 runs. The left-hander opened the innings and made a battling 75, helping his team post a dominating total of 272.
He then kept wickets for 43.5 overs, during which he took three catches and was noticeably exhausted following the conclusion of the match. Such scenario could arise again, the extent of which could exemplify against a tougher opposition in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stephen-John-Rixon-c91144, the acting coach, admitted that Wade’s position is the biggest concern for the team and hinted at playing Hussey upfront, a role which the left-hander has ably filled for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.
However, that could also deprive the team of the veteran’s value in the middle-order, where he has more than often helped his team in crunch situations. He already displayed his class against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Afghanistan-c745, where he contributed 49 off 37 balls which allowed his side to add some quick runs in the end.
“….certainly we have to be flexible as batsmen, we've learned to become more flexible with Twenty20 cricket coming in and things like that, so I'd certainly have no dramas with it," Hussey added.
“it's still extremely tough here. I only batted for 15 overs the other day [to make 49 from 37 balls] and I was pretty knackered by the end of it."
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