Hussey,
45,
a
white-ball
specialist,
felt
strongly
about
Zampa’s
exclusion
after
being
assured
of
a
Test
berth
in
the
India
tour.
“He
(Zampa)
played
a
red-ball
Shield
game
for
New
South
Wales
against
Victoria
at
the
Junction
Oval
just
prior
to
the
Big
Bash
starting
and
he
bowled
particularly
well,”
Hussey
told
SEN
Radio
on
Thursday
(January
19).
“I
think
all
reports
from
(head
coach
Andrew)
McDonald
and
(chairman
of
selectors)
George
Bailey
(was
that)
he
(Zampa)
was
going
to
be
going
to
India.”
The
former
Australia
cricketer
added
that
had
Zampa
been
selected,
he
would
have
been
successful
in
India.
“Unfortunately
for
Adam
(Zampa)
he
didn’t
get
the
nod,
but
personally
I
think
he
would
do
an
excellent
job.
Not
too
dissimilar
to
Anil
Kumble,
who
was
a
fine
bowler
for
India
for
many
a
year.
“Purely
a
sub-continent
selection,
I
think
he
would
have
done
a
great
job.
But
it
would
seem
with
his
snub
that
his
Test
aspirations
have
probably
passed
him
by,”
opined
Hussey.
Zampa
had
recently
hinted
he
had
got
indication
that
he
could
be
on
the
Test
tour
of
India.
“I
thought
with
the
way
that
I’ve
been
going
in
international
cricket
in
particular
that
this
was
going
to
be
my
opportunity
(to
play
Test
cricket),”
Zampa
had
told
cricket.com.au.
“And
that
was
the
message
I
got
six
weeks
ago
as
well
that
this
was
going
to
be
a
very
good
chance
I
could
potentially
be
on
it
but
now
that
I’m
not,
I’m
very
flat
about
it
and
it’s
time
to
just
move
on
from
it.”
The
selectors
have
opted
for
Nathan
Lyon,
Ashton
Agar,
Todd
Murphy
and
Mitch
Swepson
in
the
spin
department
in
the
18-member
squad.
“I’m
a
little
bit
biased…
but
the
skill-set
there,
he
(Zampa)
bowls
fast,
he
bowls
with
good
overspin,
he
can
turn
it
both
ways
and
he
really
attacks
the
stumps,
every
time
he
bowls
a
ball
the
batsman
is
playing
and
bring
the
close
fielders
into
play,”
Hussey
said.
“LBW,
caught
behind,
caught
bat-pad,
bowled
so
many
different
dismissals
are
in
hand.
I
thought
if
he
had
got
the
nod
and
got
the
opportunity
to
play
Test
cricket
in
India,
I
don’t
think
he
would
have
shamed
himself
at
all,
I
think
he
would
have
done
exceptionally
well.”
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