David Hussey eyeing late Test debut for Australia

Australia’s aggressive all-rounder, David Hussey has set sights on making a late Test debut and also playing in the next World Cup, to be played in Australia and New Zealand in 2015.

David will turn 35 in July 2012, but the all-rounder believes he still has a lot to offer. Courtesy of his consistent performance, he has become an integral part of the Aussie limited-over side, but unlike his older brother Michael Hussey, David is yet to
taste the longest version of the game.

"You want to be in a winning World Cup, it’s probably second to playing Test cricket for Australia," said Hussey, who will be 37 by the time of next mega event.

"It (playing in 2015 World Cup) is realistic. I want to keep doing well. If you keep doing well you give the selectors a hard task to make that phone call to say you’re not in the team. If I keep doing well and contributing to the team’s success, you just
never know. It’s very hard to drop someone from a series win," Sydney Morning Herald quoted him as saying.

The 34-year-old has played in 34 T20 internationals so far, scoring 733 runs at a strike of 122.16. Moreover, he has served his country in 40 One Day Internationals, collecting over-1000 runs at an average of 33.36 which is pretty good for a late order batsman.
David has also 19 T20 and 14 ODI wickets to his credit.

On February 5, he played one of his best ODI innings, smashing a wonderful 61-run-innings. His unbeaten fifty guided the hosts to a good score of 219 in a rain-hit first match against India.

David also talked about the lean patch; his brother went through last summer. Many cricket analysts demanded Hussey’s exclusion from the side, following his poor show in the series against New Zealand and South Africa.

"We (he and Michael) are both stubborn people. When people say you’re too old or you’ve lost your form or you’re not good enough to play at the level, you get your back up and want to get out there and prove a lot of people wrong," David added.

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