Expectations high on Australia’s new faces
David Hussey writes in his Sunday Age column about the past two weeks in Australia’s faltering one-day side.
Peter English
25-Feb-2013
David Hussey writes in his Sunday Age column about the past two weeks in Australia’s faltering one-day side.
The blowtorch has been on the team after some poor performances against South Africa and New Zealand and, as a "new" player, the expectation to perform has been intensified. I don't really get affected by outside pressure. My focus has been on proving to my team-mates and the coaching staff that I can be consistent at this level.
Phillip Hughes has been called into Australia’s Test squad for the South Africa trip and the Sun-Herald’s David Sygall spoke to him on the day his selection was revealed.
While Hughes may look very organised at the crease, he's a little less organised off the field and had lost his phone a fortnight earlier - not an uncommon occurrence for him. His new phone had few numbers in it, so he was left wondering who all these people [congratulating him] were.
Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo