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[The_Bird]

The fact the mediocrity of the lads filling his spot should not affect his decision.

Spot on mate

[Vic Nicholas]

The Ashes will be a walk over for England now.

Hussey is a truly amazing cricketer.

Will go out well and truly on top of his game.

The bowlers will bowl Oz into winning positions, but the batting without Hussey....oh the horror!

[Johnny]

I wonder if he's fallen out with somebody?

Doesn't seem like the right time just yet - I wonder if he has been influenced by punter leaving the set-up

[Manormanic]

Who knows - may be that he is just tired of the treadmill even? 

[Jenko]

Wow massive surprise. One of my all time favorite players, shame he didn't get a chance earlier after amassing thousands of first class runs. Definately won't be the same without Huss and punter playing for oz anymore...

[Johng]

Thats whatmakes this decision even more strange - Hussey has been succeeding in a side filled with mediocre players (Clarke apart) and with almost no ccredible competition for his place...

Hussey has put family first over cricket. The reason that there are no credible candidates for Hussey spot is that talent is very thin on the ground in Aus, reason being is that the AFL (Australian Football League) is taking most of the very good cricketers as there are simply more opportunities playing AFL compared with cricket really sad but true and it will only get worse.So good news for the English and on top of that junior numbers here in Aus have dropped by a third as parents turn their back on the game.

[Manormanic]

Wierd how cricket seems to be declining in Australia - for so long it seemed to be almost a rite of passage for youngsters there.  Any sensible suggestions as to why this is?

[Manormanic]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/current/story/598849.html

And this is where one writer thinks Australia are up to...

[Johng]

Wierd how cricket seems to be declining in Australia - for so long it seemed to be almost a rite of passage for youngsters there.  Any sensible suggestions as to why this is?

Parents hate it as it takes so much time out of their weekends for their kids to play where AFL is done in 90min and the admin of cricket are useless and if you talk to any top up and coming kids who can play both games hands down they will choose AFL as the AFL has 600 contracts where cricket has 24 contracts all at the same money. My Son is in this boat and he will choose AFL without doubt. It simply comes down to the limited opportunities and poor admin of cricket. I feel they turn more players over to give more opportunities as they mindful of the poor numbers coming through the system. A decade or so ago lads all played footy and cricket as almost a right of passage now they must choose at 18 thats if they are any good which 9 times out of 10 cricket looses to the AFL.

[Number4]

Parents hate it as it takes so much time out of their weekends for their kids to play where AFL is done in 90min and the admin of cricket are useless and if you talk to any top up and coming kids who can play both games hands down they will choose AFL as the AFL has 600 contracts where cricket has 24 contracts all at the same money. My Son is in this boat and he will choose AFL without doubt. It simply comes down to the limited opportunities and poor admin of cricket. I feel they turn more players over to give more opportunities as they mindful of the poor numbers coming through the system. A decade or so ago lads all played footy and cricket as almost a right of passage now they must choose at 18 thats if they are any good which 9 times out of 10 cricket looses to the AFL.

I think it's fair to say you are judging one state... Victoria.. The home of AFL... Not many juniors play AFL at all here in NSW.. All cricket and Rugby League here.

In my area there is one AFL club that I know of.. There are 100's of rugby league clubs and just as many cricket clubs

[Manormanic]

Interesting that League is the dominant code in Autralia rather than Union.  Again, any ideas as to why?

[Johng]

I think it's fair to say you are judging one state... Victoria.. The home of AFL... Not many juniors play AFL at all here in NSW.. All cricket and Rugby League here

Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Southern NSW

[Number4]

Interesting that League is the dominant code in Autralia rather than Union.  Again, any ideas as to why?

Better game lol

[Johng]

Better game lol

If you live in the western suburbs of Syd its league if you are educated and from a public school its union all the way

[Manormanic]

Better game lol

except it isn't.  And I say that as a proud Yorkshireman from the Home of the sport....