My wish is for the Australians to retain the Ashes by a narrow margin: Michael Hussey

Michael Hussey, a former cricketer for Australia, worked as a coach for the England squad that won the ICC T20 World Cup in 2022.

My wish is for the Australians to retain the Ashes by a narrow margin: Michael Hussey

Michael Hussey, a former cricketer for Australia, worked as a coach for the England squad that won the ICC T20 World Cup in 2022. Hussey will be rooting for his nation during the Ashes. In all game forms, the star batter played more than 300 times for Australia. Hussey has said he would love to play for England once more, and the ODI World Cup is set to take place in 2023.

For a three-match ODI series and a three-match T20I series, England is currently in Bangladesh. Bangladesh was defeated by the dominant English team in the first two games, and they went on to win the series. On Monday, March 6, the third One-Day International will be contested at Chattogram's Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.

Hussey, a.k.a. "Mr. Cricket," opened up to The Telegraph about his experiences playing for England during the T20 World Cup. He was very complimentary of England cricket, saying that when a player got hurt during the T20 competition, replacements were always accessible. "That group is fairly unique.

English cricket has incredible complexity. When it came to the T20 World Cup, players who weren't accessible or sustained injuries during the competition were replaced by replacements of the highest calibre. I doubt that many nations could have accomplished that. Topley, Archer, and Bairstow were all unavailable. We continued swapping them out.

Hussey said, "That is a tribute to the system. As an Aussie observing from the outside, it did seem like they were falling behind significantly in white-ball cricket in 2015. But the individuals they involved themselves with—Strauss, Morgan, and Bayliss—changed the entire worldview. There are two of them. the civilization developed in England. The exposure that players have received in various leagues around the globe is the second. With regard to white-ball cricket, that has really propelled England to the top of the heap, he continued. Hussey believes Australia will unquestionably retain the Ashes in 2023.

He claimed that Australia would view the opportunity to play England, who are presently playing incredible Test cricket, as a challenge. "The manner in which England is performing has caused Australians to pay attention and realise we are in for a serious challenge. Although England will challenge them, Australians enjoy the task. The previous match, which Australia easily dominated, will be very different from this one.

The contest will benefit from England's unique style of play, and the home crowd will be active. That works well for Australia, who will strike back. What more could one ask for? The season appears to be the best since 2005. I obviously want to see Australia win the Ashes, but I just want to watch a fantastic game.

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