Test batsman Michael Hussey says there’s no reason why Australia’s dominance of world cricket has to end after getting a close-up view of the country’s next crop of rising talent.
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After fighting out a 2-0 Test series win over the West Indies, Australia romped to a 5-0 clean sweep of the one-day series on the back of brilliant performances from newcomers Luke Ronchi, Shaun Marsh and David Hussey, plus the re-emergence of an injury-free Shane Watson.
Hussey said although the likes of Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Adam Gilchrist, Brad Hogg and Justin Langer couldn’t be replaced overnight, the form of Australia’s next batch of stars had buoyed the national side.
“It’s very exciting. We’ve lost so many great players from our team but it’s good to know we’ve still got that depth,” Hussey said.
“That was probably one of the big question marks — could these young guys come in and perform at the top level?
“And we’ve seen it already with guys like Shaun Marsh and Luke Ronchi who have come in and done a fantastic job and put everybody on notice.
“You lose guys like Warne, McGrath, Gilchrist, Langer out of your team, it’s going to take time to replace those guys. You can’t do it overnight.
“But it’s good to know we’ve got excellent first-class players who are champing at the bit to get an opportunity to play international cricket.
“They know their games well and if they are given opportunities they will succeed.”
Matthew Hayden missed the Test and one-day series with an Achilles tendon injury, while Ricky Ponting (wrist) and Brad Haddin (finger) missed one-day matches through injury.
Hussey said he was pleased to see his brother, David, make such an impact on his maiden one-day tour.
David Hussey posted half-centuries in both of his innings, which included a 19-ball 50 in Australia’s final one-dayer.
“His batting was unbelievable,” Michael Hussey said.
“He’s another perfect example of someone who has played a lot of first-class cricket, knows his game well and just needed an opportunity to show he can play and succeed at the highest level.”
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