Australia hires Hussey for Ashes and Olympics push

Australia recruits Hussey for long-term role

Australia have recruited Michael Hussey, 51, as a long-term batting consultant to help prepare for the 2027 Ashes and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Poor red-ball form prompts the move

Australia drew one-one at home to Bangladesh and lost two-one in South Africa in their last two Test series, prompting the recruitment of the former batter.

Hussey starts work in November

Hussey will start work with Australia when they face England in a five-game T20 series from twenty-one November, helping prepare for the first Olympic cricket competition in one hundred twenty-eight years.

Hussey's playing record and experience

Hussey played seventy-nine Tests averaging fifty-one point fifty-two, plus one hundred eighty-five ODIs and thirty-eight T20s.He won the two thousand seven fifty-over World Cup and the two thousand six and two thousand nine Champions Trophies.

Hussey's coaching background

Hussey is currently head coach of Welsh Fire in the men's Hundred and has worked with Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League under new England Test coach Stephen Fleming.

McDonald backs Hussey's appointment

Australia coach Andrew McDonald said Hussey brings considerable skill complementary to coaches and players, with expertise across multiple formats, competitions and countries invaluable to the team.

“Mike has been a highly valued part of our staff in the past and brings a considerable skill set which is complementary to the coaches and players.”