Mike Hussey joins Australia staff for Sri Lanka, Pakistan series

Former middle-order batsman Mike Hussey has been drafted in by Australian coach Justin Langer to help mentor side during ir upcoming Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. He is latest great to be brought into fold after Ricky Ponting joined backroom staff at one-day World Cup this year and Steve Waugh helped out during Ashes series in England. Australia play back-to-back three-game T20 series against Sri Lanka and n Pakistan starting next Sunday in elaide to kick off ir summer season.

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"I'm very excited actually. I'm really looking forward to getting back in around Aussie team," Hussey, who is nicknamed "Mr Cricket", told Sydney Daily Telegraph on Sunday. "y are going to be trying to get strategies in place, develop a style of play and what players y want and I love all that stuff -- planning for a big event. "y have floated possibility of being involved closer to T20 World Cup (in Australia next year) as well but it's all pretty loose at moment." 

Langer has also me former Test speedster Ryan Harris bowling coach for series. He told newspaper presence of Ponting, Waugh and w Hussey was ermous for his team. "I can't tell you how influential se guys can be on group," said Langer. "It's nice to have different voices and different eyes and see guys of that calibre giving us feedback on what y see." 

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Justin Langer backs out of form David Warner

Justin Langer said he was "doing a brilliant job at moment". "He's been outstanding in his time as captain. However long he wants to keep playing for is ar thing," he ded. Unlike Steve Smith, former vice-captain David Warner endured a miserable return from "sandpaper gate" scandal, struggling to make double figures against England. But Justin Langer said he still h confidence in explosive opener, who returned to form with a century for New South Wales in Sheffield Shield last week. "He h a poor series against England, doubt. That's just a fact, and he kws that" Justin Langer said. "But he also hasn't lost his talent, because he was highest run-scorer in World Cup two weeks before Ashes started, and he was highest run-scorer in IPL (Indian Premier League) before that. So he can bat. " or thing about David Warner, my experience tells me that you never write off champion players. And he's a champion player."  

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