Michael Hussey – Is his time up?

[Mister Wright]

He's lucky we didn't lose.

 

[Prince EWS]

His knock today was a step in the right direction, far from being back to his best, but atleast made some runs and looked much more comfortable than he has looked so far on this tour

This has happened several times now, though. He goes through a run of outs, then scores fifty to take the pressure off himself, and has another run of outs. It'd be acceptable if they were tons he was scoring every so often (he'd be Norf ), but 50s aren't good enough.

I have as much faith in Hussey as the next guy and I wouldn't be dropping him at the moment but that innings was nothing new. He's been averaging about 30 for an extended period.. you don't average 30 at #4 without hitting 50s like that sometimes, but it doesn't mean it's an acceptable output either.

 

[Ikki]

Agree with PEWS. Other than it being a stepping stone, hopefully, to better form, it still doesn't mean he is out of his rut.

It's unbelievable how someone who looked so invincible on his off-side looks so unsure about it now.

 

[Top_Cat]

Hussey is just showing what many who have followed Australian Domestic cricket closely over the last decade already knew. He would often have great seasons averaging in the 60s, but would rarely back it up the next season averaging low 30s.

Even I must say I was surprised his good run lasted as long as it did.

Absolutely agree (though, the only rider with your statement is that his good seasons were mostly in England and his bad ones generally for WA ). I'm sure his eyes are giving him trouble but the more salient factor for me is that this is regression to the mean.

Can't be bothered looking but I do remember saying some time ago that his off-side game, excellent in top form, is his achilles' heel when not at the top of his game and he'd eventually start nicking out regularly. Seems to have come to pass, the occasional clean bowl with bat high above head notwithstanding. Probably something to SJS's theory about extra responsibility too.

 

[Pigeon]

Hussey's current run is very much similar to what Dravid had in the last 2 years. A slew of dire scores interspersed with an occasional 50 on a flat track. I'd rather have him dropped but unfortunately I don't think there are many knocking at the doors to replace him.

 

[pup11]

This has happened several times now, though. He goes through a run of outs, then scores fifty to take the pressure off himself, and has another run of outs. It'd be acceptable if they were tons he was scoring every so often (he'd be Norf ), but 50s aren't good enough.

I have as much faith in Hussey as the next guy and I wouldn't be dropping him at the moment but that innings was nothing new. He's been averaging about 30 for an extended period.. you don't average 30 at #4 without hitting 50s like that sometimes, but it doesn't mean it's an acceptable output either.

Yeah, but unlike his other 50's this one wasn't really a scratchy effort, looked very confident while playing his shots, especially his trademark cover drives and in general looked much more assured then he has looked for a while now.

So what I'm saying is, the signs are good, and of course 50's aren't good enough at the end of the day, but as a Mr.Cricket fan, I just hope he takes out some confidence from this effort of his and comes back into his own.

 

[Pigeon]

Yeah, but unlike his other 50's this one wasn't really a scratchy effort, looked very confident while playing his shots, especially his trademark cover drives and in general looked much more assured then he has looked for a while now.

So what I'm saying is, the signs are good, and of course 50's aren't good enough at the end of the day, but as a Mr.Cricket fan, I just hope he takes out some confidence from this effort of his and comes back into his own.

I won't say it was all hit-miss, but certainly it was not as fluent as you think I am afraid. In fact he was very lucky to survive his first delivery itself.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Yeah, he played some of the best shots he's played in recent times, and his scoring was "fluent". But what happened between scoring shots still wasn't all that convincing.

 

[Burgey]

Hussey's current run is very much similar to what Dravid had in the last 2 years. A slew of dire scores interspersed with an occasional 50 on a flat track. I'd rather have him dropped but unfortunately I don't think there are many knocking at the doors to replace him.

TBF he was massively under pump in terms of the situation of the game when he's scored his last two 50s.

 

[sledger]

Would welcome him into the England side tbh.

 

[irfan]

Would welcome him into the England side tbh.

Yea well someone high up will find out soon enough that the current team has only 10 men and a ladyboy.

 

[Dissector]

Yesterday was a rather interesting day from the pov of Mr Cricket's future test prospects. On the one hand yet another failure. OTOH Australia's chances of retaining the Ashes have improved dramatically. I have a feeling that if they manage that, there will be so much relief that Hussey will be safe for a while especially if he can scratch out a decent innings at the Oval. If Australia lose the series, Hussey will probably need a spectacular effort in the last test to save his place.

 

[howardj]

Even my mum thinks he should walk the plank.

 

[DaRick]

Reminds me of Bevan. Brillliant in ODI but ordinay in tests., although I am wondering about what would have happened if bouncer was permitted in his time.

Right now, yes.

Not in general, though - Bevan never really did very well in Tests, except for isolated periods (vs PAK in 1994 and for a few Tests vs WI in 1996/97).

 

[DaRick]

Hussey is just showing what many who have followed Australian Domestic cricket closely over the last decade already knew. He would often have great seasons averaging in the 60s, but would rarely back it up the next season averaging low 30s.

Even I must say I was surprised his good run lasted as long as it did.

I always thought that he was consistently mediocre at home (with a few exceptions, like 2004/05) and consistently Bradmanesque overseas?

 

[Mister Wright]

I always thought that he was consistently mediocre at home (with a few exceptions, like 2004/05) and consistently Bradmanesque overseas?

He has some very good seasons at home, and would often put himself up for Australian selection, but would never put two seasons together.

 

[howardj]

Unless he goes large at the Oval, his Test career is over. Impossible to think they would persist with a 34 year old underperformer next summer, particularly given the poor calibre opposition we face in 2009/2010. It would be the perfect time to blood a greenhorn punk such as Ferguson.

 

[Prince EWS]

lolferguson

 

[howardj]

lolalternatives

 

[slippyslip]

lolalternatives

Hughes back as opener, Clarke at 4, North at 5 and Watson at 6.