No I'm a South African and never seen or played Cricket... /facepalm
There are many south africans disinterested in cricket...you could equally say "No I'm a South African and never opened my mind to anything".....makes as much sense
Batsmen cannot have it both ways. If they are good drivers of the ball with no footwork, why should they be rewarded? Instead they should adapt to their strengths and weaknesses.
The underlying subconciousness of Hughes intent on hooking when he isnt a good hooker, is because he has been in and out of the test team, partly because of thiat. He was one of four batsmen vying for Clarke's position, and one of things he may have tried to prove (speculating) is that he is not afraid to hook and that his footwork wont let him down when driving after being forced back.
Steve Waugh was in same position, likewise one of best ODI players Michael Bevan. The latter never overcame his weakness to short pitched bowling and but for that would have played many tests.
Waugh on the other hand, because of the known weakness ,was targeted by bouncers and
would have received more than most, including from the likes of Ambrose, Marshall, Patterson, Walsh, Botham, Khan, Akram, Donald et al...
....yet he wasnt hit on head once, after being dropped due to that weakness, he went on to play 150 odd tests, most runs at time...because he took the hook shot totally out of his game and just avoided the bouncers..."I won't play them so you may as well waste your bowling on it"
