India Australia Series

Australia is not settled for India tour: Hussey

Only a few weeks before the all important tour to India, Michael Hussey said the team is yet to settle after injuries to key players and the controversy surrounding Andrew Symonds.

Hussey hoped that senior players like captain Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden, who are recovering from injuries, would be fit in time for the challenge. He said they have also not given up hope on Andrew Symonds joining the squad.

“We are pretty much up in the air at the moment,” Hussey said. “We’re certainly not settled on anything. Luckily for us, the experienced players who can come back in to the team, such as Ponting, Hayden, Symonds, Lee, they know their games very well. They have got a lot of experience, they’ve played well in India before and so I don’t think it’ll take them too long.”

“I’ve never played a Test in India. India are arguably up there with the top two or three teams in the world and I think it’s going to be a wonderful series. Probably the hardest place to win in international cricket.”

Hussey also said that Symonds’ return is very important for the team.

“I just hope from Andrew’s point of view that he can get his head right. He’s a very important member of our side and I think he’d be very effective in a place like India. I am hoping he’s going to be a part of that trip.”

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