#5 Michael Hussey

Michael Hussey, who earned the tag of ‘Mr. Cricket’ because of his impressive consistency across all formats, was a relatively late entrant in the Australian team, debuting at 28 years (ODIs) and 30 years (Tests). He quickly became the finisher Australia were looking for after Michael Bevan’s retirement.
He made the No. 6 position his own in both ODIs as well as Tests. He played 79 consecutive Tests for Australia and never missed a Test match since his debut. The only time he missed international cricket was when he suffered a hamstring injury in 2011 just before the World Cup.
He was axed from the team since the selectors thought he might not recover completely. But he later joined the team in World Cup as Doug Bollinger’s replacement. He retired from international cricket in January 2013 but continued playing in T20 leagues and ended his career with a big bash trophy leading the Sydney Thunder to the title in the 2015-16 season.
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