Phillip Hughes confident ahead of the Ashes

Phillip Hughes, the new wonder kid on the block for Australia has, despite furious calls for Middlesex to cancel his contract, produced a dazzling display of batting ahead of this summer’s Ashes.

Hughes has scored a record-breaking four hundreds in four week for the county and at the same time gaining invaluable experience not only at Lord’s but the English weather conditions too!.

The 20-year-old left-hander arrived back in Australia on Friday. His knocks included 118 on debut against Glamorgan, 139 against Leicestershire and 195 against Surrey at the Oval to become the first Australian player to score centuries in his opening three first-class games in England.

More importantly he has also played on three of the five Ashes venues ahead of the Test series against England in July and August. This fact has not been lost on the English media and together with an outcry of emotion from partisan supporters, he has had quite a welcome to England!

“I thoroughly enjoyed it and the preparation has been great to be honest,” Hughes said.

“The big thing was just going over there to experience the whole different culture, the weather, the wickets and the bowlers as well.”

“Lord’s was obviously my home ground for Middlesex and I played at the Oval and Edgbaston as well. It couldn’t have really worked out any better.

Comparisons to the great Don Bradman have surfaced but he has a long way to emulate the Don as Hughes himself admitted

“It is flattering (to be compared with) the world’s best player and the best player anyone’s ever seen”

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