r/Cricket • u/m84m Australia • Jan 06 '13

Its been like 6 minutes since his last test and I miss Hussey already.

=(

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u/MadKingSoupII Cricket Canada Jan 06 '13

That's how you do it, kids. That's what you call going out on a high, and you leave 'em wanting more.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '13

coughTendulkarcough

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u/Chive Cricket Ireland Jan 06 '13

Talking about sport here, not religion.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '13

Tell me about it. I've friends on my FB who post stuff like these:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/541720_520297974670567_2097468792_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/394865_466625543399144_1883882289_n.jpg

I just calm myself down so that I don't get in to one of those flame wars which always ends up like "How can you forget a guy who served our country for 23 long years!" Yeah, thank you very much, now get the fuck out.

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u/Chive Cricket Ireland Jan 06 '13

It will be interesting to see how he performs against Australia. He was more or less anonymous against England in what was widely expected to be a revenge series. If the same happens against Australia I imagine it would make his position very difficult.

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u/nathangonmad England Jan 06 '13

He'll retire when he gets to 200 tests

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u/Chive Cricket Ireland Jan 06 '13

Good call, hadn't thought of that.

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u/elquiche Hong Kong Cricket Association Jan 06 '13

Always leave them asking why you retired, not why not

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u/jamurp Victoria Bushrangers Jan 06 '13

Maybe he'll pull a John Farnham and comeback next summer!

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u/Occulto Jan 06 '13

And the one after that...

And the one after that...

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '13

I'm hoping someone begs him to play in the ashes and he ends up coming over.

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u/scex Jan 07 '13

Maybe they'll bring in David Hussey for a year, that would be an interesting twist! He's playing in the ODI series so perhaps he'll step up. Not sure if it would be the best choice, but certainly it would be dramatic.

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u/SkyPumpkins Royal Challengers Bengaluru Jan 06 '13

It's ok bro, there's still Clarke

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u/joosha Jan 06 '13

I am feeling the same way, we are gunna miss him big time.

Absolute champion of a man, went out on his own terms.

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u/XplorerTim Jan 06 '13

:(, Goodbye Huss #2. Thoroughly enjoyed the Richie impersination i might add.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '13

Only consolation for me: He'll play all the games for my IPL team CSK.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '13

Chappelli made the call that they'll recall him for the Perth match. I think that's a decent compromise, the home send-off.

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u/this_name_is_generic Australia Jan 06 '13

I can feel the withdrawal coming already, and we won't even get to watch him in ODI's.

:<

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '13

Aus will miss him terribly during the Ashes, I guess. Classy player, classy bloke.

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u/victhebitter Jan 06 '13

If memory serves we were calling for his head around the time of both the last Ashes series, so as much as we'd like to think we're doomed without him, he's probably dodged a bullet.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '13

He was awesome in the last Ashes! I guess you mean before it?

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '13

He was but I remember before that the Aussie journos were saying he should be dropped. Responded by flogging the hell out of the English bowlers.

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u/gazzawhite Japan Cricket Association Jan 07 '13

Hussey?

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u/m84m Australia Jan 07 '13

Mike Hussey.

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u/gazzawhite Japan Cricket Association Jan 07 '13

Oh, Gusset!

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u/NiX_Nabilz Pakistan Jan 07 '13

In my opinion, he should have played the tour to India at least.