Phillip Hughes feels he has come a long way in 12 months – Cricket News Update
Making a comeback in the Australian Test side after almost a year, the young opening batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Phillip-Hughes-c2185, feels confident about his batting ahead of the home series against Sri Lanka, scheduled to kick-off this Friday.
“It was about 12 months ago – to nearly the day – that I got dropped. Twelve months down the track I feel like I'm in a better place now,” shared Hughes.
Hughes was named in the Test squad against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alex-Doolan-c983,
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rob-Quiney-c2340 in the replacement race.
Having gotten out four consecutive times by edging the ball into slips last summer, against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Graham-Downton-c44379 Cowan.
However, making a comeback in the side on the same venue where he played his last Test, Hughes feels, “It is a lot different. I hit probably 70 to 80 per cent of my scores on the off side. I feel now that I've got both sides of the field covered. I feel
now that [the changes], in all forms, have really opened up my leg [side]. It's just easier when they do both straight that I can work off my hip and into the leg side.”
Standing third on the domestic rankings for batsmen, the 24-year-old intends to get in and score big in the Test series as well.
Talking after the first training session ahead of the series, Hughes reflected upon his hard work to earn back the spot in the playing XI. Formerly reliant on cuts between third man and cover to score, Hughes shared that now he was a much more rounded player.
Although ready to play at any number on the card, Hughes is likely to slot in at number 3 after Australian coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558 would go down to Ponting’s place in the order.
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