Hussey picks his best young players of spin

Former Victoria batsman David Hussey is a proponent of the 'horses for courses' batting policy mooted in response to Australia's 3-0 humbling in Sri Lanka.

Unlike brother Mike, who believes Australia's six best batsmen should be capable of handling all conditions they encounter around the Test-playing world, David suggested a batch of Australia's up-and-coming young batsmen should be afforded an opportunity on the subcontinent.

"Why not? I know my brother said we should stick to the tried and true guys we've selected," Hussey told SEN radio.

"But I disagree. I think you should pick batsmen who can score runs in the subcontinent, (who have) got good experience there in 'A' series and other series gone past, so I'd definitely be picking the better players of spin throughout the country."

Hussey, 39, was a mainstay on Australia's first-class scene for more than a decade and remains very much a purveyor of the country's cricket talent through his coaching role with the Melbourne Stars in the KFC Big Bash.

"I'm up here in Townsville with the Aussie A team at the moment, and I've seen a couple of very good players of spin," he said.

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"There's Cameron Bancroft from Western Australia, who scored a big hundred in India playing for Australia A (in 2015).

"There's also Victoria's Peter Handsomb and Marcus Stoinis, who are very good players of spin as well.

"And Travis Head from South Australia is another – they're all very good players of spin."

Hussey stressed that he wasn't calling for mass changes in Australia's batting order, but believes the specialist batsmen theory should at least be considered.

"I'm not saying they should take the whole middle order out, or both opening spots, but (the batsmen he mentioned) should at least be thought about and possibly taken on tour as well.

"We have to do something – we've lost nine matches in a row on the subcontinent now.

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"I think time's up – we have to do something radical. Our batsmen need to figure out a plan to try to score runs or try to stop the good balls hitting our stumps or hitting our pads in order to win games of cricket over there."

Hussey said variations in the playing conditions on the subcontinent, and the way the spinners bowl there, combine to present Australians with an unfamiliar challenge.

"The conditions are foreign to us. I remember playing over there, and I'm regarded as a decent player of spin, and I found it very, very hard," he offered.

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"You see the seam of the ball, lots of revolutions on it, and it goes straight. Then the same ball will turn big time, and you're at a loss.

"For me to counteract that it was getting lots and lots of practice in those conditions.

"You really have to watch the ball as long as you possibly can onto your cricket bat. I like using the analogy of Roger Federer watching the ball all the way onto his racquet."