Should Mike Hussey retire?

[Boris]

Re: Should Mike Hussey retire?

I'm confused.

okay i will go back to my original argument.

the ashes brings out the best in australia and england.

no other country can compete with the greatness of these two countries when it comes to the ashes. when england is playing in this competition even when they are 5 spots down in the rankings behind australia at the time, they automatically become top in the world, equal to australia.

 

[cricjobs]

Re: Should Mike Hussey retire?

Coming from India, I can compare Hussey's case with Rahul Dravid. Dravid has been one of India's best batsmen in test match cricket, and he went through, what was probably his only and worst slump...

Calls of retirement were there, but he came back well to get scoring again, to the extent, he has been selected for the ODIs after two years!

What I am trying to say is that the argument that form is temporary and class permanent, really holds good...

 

[Thumbs up]

Re: Should Mike Hussey retire?

i know!

it makes sense in my mind. if south africa, for example, were to play against an ashes strong england then they would lose. australia and england are the only two countries of enough cricketing talent to compete in something like the ashes with as much history as it has.

Glad this makes sense to you. Despite the fact that only Australia can play england in the ashes the comments about other nations being able to beat them in that kind of form are a bit of a stretch.

Hussey will get the chance to rebuild the average against some second string competition (NZ), if he fails here it is over.

 

[Boris]

Re: Should Mike Hussey retire?

Glad this makes sense to you. Despite the fact that only Australia can play england in the ashes the comments about other nations being able to beat them in that kind of form are a bit of a stretch.

Hussey will get the chance to rebuild the average against some second string competition (NZ), if he fails here it is over.

one last try.

i am not meaning this literally. of course other countries aren't going to play against australia or england in the ashes.

when the ashes are at stake both the australian team and the english team rise to the occasion. they always jump up to each others level. as the exception to the rule in 2006/07 england got flogged because they didnt step up. that is the level that they play at all the time. the only time they change is when versing australia. then australia rise up as well and they are equal teams. so the ashes brings out the best of both sides.

if this 'best being brought out' was applied to other tours that both teams go on, then australia and england would both be number 1 in the world. its just that there is no history to play for. england has the skill to be the best in the world, its just the doing it that is the problem. same for australia.

 

[LIONS then DAYLIGHT]

Re: Should Mike Hussey retire?

disagree Boris. That ashes series was poor quality cricket IMO.

Out of the batsmen only Ponting's 3 scores displayed truly elite batsmenship. Clarke's inning at Lords was also in the same category.

Out of the bowling Anderson and Broad fluked great spells.

Johnson produced a truly crushing performance at Headingley but on the whole most of the bowling was fairly standard stuff expected from any test quality side. Most of the time it was ment with fairly standard batsmenship, which you'd expect from any nation.

One test was nearly over in 2 days!!! In the headingley test match the australian's bowled well, but England gift wrapped wickets. As we did at Lords.

For me the most memorable parts of the tour were as follows:

Ponting's 3 scores (150, 70 odd, and 66)

Johnson's spell on the 2nd day at Headingley, bowling at a brusing pace, nearly taking Collignwoods head off, and combing pure pace with late swing at pace. Earning his wickets with great balls, like that yorker to Collingwood. Swinging the ball while conversely still be able to rough the batsmen up with short stuff.

The rest of the stuff was pretty standard fair which will be long forgotten in a few months, if it isn't already.

 

[Boris]

Re: Should Mike Hussey retire?

disagree Boris. That ashes series was poor quality cricket IMO.

Out of the batsmen only Ponting's 3 scores displayed truly elite batsmenship. Clarke's inning at Lords was also in the same category.

Out of the bowling Anderson and Broad fluked great spells.

Johnson produced a truly crushing performance at Headingley but on the whole most of the bowling was fairly standard stuff expected from any test quality side. Most of the time it was ment with fairly standard batsmenship, which you'd expect from any nation.

One test was nearly over in 2 days!!! In the headingley test match the australian's bowled well, but England gift wrapped wickets. As we did at Lords.

For me the most memorable parts of the tour were as follows:

Ponting's 3 scores (150, 70 odd, and 66)

Johnson's spell on the 2nd day at Headingley, bowling at a brusing pace, nearly taking Collignwoods head off, and combing pure pace with late swing at pace. Earning his wickets with great balls, like that yorker to Collingwood. Swinging the ball while conversely still be able to rough the batsmen up with short stuff.

The rest of the stuff was pretty standard fair which will be long forgotten in a few months, if it isn't already.

the main thing though, is that the two sides matched each other in performance. it was a fairly level series with only luck deciding in the end.

my favourite bowling performance was by stuart clark in the fourth test with his three-for in the english first innings. that was very good bowling and i loved watching it. too bad he didnt follow up with more good performances though.

i really liked the hussey ton in the last test, but the four centuries in the first test are my favourite innings, especially pontings, but just the sheer amazement at how 100s were being given away for free that day.

ponting's 70 was an innings that reminisced of hayden. ponting is taking on that enforcers role left by hayden quite well.

anyway this is off topic.

 

[DizzywasRobbed]

Re: Should Mike Hussey retire?

If Huss cannot produce good runs i.e 3 figs, against the likes of the Windies this summer, then yes, as much as it kills me, it's time.

Although, anyone from my end of the world would know that he should of been in the side WAY before he was eventually called up.

Huss will get a send off too, just to reinforce my belief that batsmen get the red carpet treatment and the workhorse bowlers just get shown the door.

If he does struggle, then they owe it to us (Sandgropers) to have his last test at the WACA, give him that at least.

 

[Boris]

Re: Should Mike Hussey retire?

If Huss cannot produce good runs i.e 3 figs, against the likes of the Windies this summer, then yes, as much as it kills me, it's time.

Although, anyone from my end of the world would know that he should of been in the side WAY before he was eventually called up.

Huss will get a send off too, just to reinforce my belief that batsmen get the red carpet treatment and the workhorse bowlers just get shown the door.

If he does struggle, then they owe it to us (Sandgropers) to have his last test at the WACA, give him that at least.

i agree.

but the way things are looking for the windies so far hussey could score 400+ off of them.

even if they are full strength he has the chance of a good series and a career saving one. just hope it doesnt take a whole series to get himself going again like it has the last two.