The 34-year-old jokes he has lost his place in the national team ``probably 14 times now'' and that he will be an old man when Australia and New Zealand host the next World Cup in 2015.

``What would that make me? 56?,'' he said.

But an elusive Test debut is no laughing matter for Hussey.

``Every innings is like the last innings for me,'' he said.

``If your name pops up at the right time you might get that chance of playing Test cricket . . . which should be everybody's goal.''

Hussey starred in Sunday's one-day win over India at the MCG, belting 61no from 30 balls to help swing the game in Australia's favour.

He showed superb batting form, with one fearsome straight drive for four a highlight of his knock.

Australia's next match in this tri-series will be on Friday against Sri Lanka in Perth, where Hussey hopes to do much better than his last outing there.

``I can't really complain about the recent form, although my last innings in Perth was first-ball, so I've got to rectify that,'' he said.

Like Michael, his older brother and Australian one-day teammate, Hussey enjoys defying expectations.

``We're both stubborn people,'' he said.

``When people say you're too old or you've lost your form or you're not good enough to play at the level, you get your back up.

``We're both very similar in that way, we want to prove people wrong.''