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Mike Hussey burst on the Test-match scene with an incredible run of scores last season, quickly establishing himself as a key member of Australia's middle order as they rebuilt following the Ashes loss in England
Andrew McGlashan
25-Feb-2013
Mike Hussey burst on the Test-match scene with an incredible run of scores last season, quickly establishing himself as a key member of Australia's middle order as they rebuilt following the Ashes loss in England. When he made his Test debut, against West Indies at Brisbane, he'd scored over 15,000 first-class runs; it took him just 166 days to register his first 1000 in Tests. Now he his gearing up for the biggest season of his life, seven months of non-stop action that includes the Champions Trophy, Ashes re-match and World Cup. Read David Sygall's interview with him in The Sydney Morning Herald.
Journalists have baited Hussey, expecting him to criticise the selectors for not picking him sooner. He wouldn't bite. But, reflecting on a great year, he reveals his conclusion. "I would have loved to have played a lot earlier," he says. "I probably wouldn't have been 100 per cent ready, but I would have loved the opportunity to make my mistakes and learn that way."
Andrew McGlashan is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo