Is Mike Hussey the new Richo?

I thought Mike Hussey should have been dropped from the team prior to the first test. Statistics since then say this might have been a silly call - ok, that it was a stupid call. But... Mathew Richardson played on for far too long - in his third last year he came third in the Brownlow - everyone loved him. But how many young players did he hold back by continuing? How many new team strategies did his presence abort? How much did playing on hold back the development of a new and exciting team?

I think Hussey should have been dropped and I think he should step down now. It is no good prolonging the dim glory days. We need a new fresh team. Mathew Hayden should have gone much earlier - Philip Hughes might by now have dealt with his technical issues - but no, Haydos stayed around - famously saying there was more to being in the team than pure runs!

One of Ponting or Clarke should be left out for this test - that is a hard call as neither are doing well. If Ponting is unfit perhaps both should be out?

I'm sure many agree (I'm sure that is not true but I'm on a roll here!)