After Australia opener Phil Hughes's ability was again called into question following another Test failure against New Zealand, Worcestershire announced they had signed him for the 2012 English county season.
Hughes fell early on the fourth day of the second Test in Hobart on Monday as Australia collapsed to 233 all out, handing the Kiwis a dramatic seven-run win.
But Worcestershire hope Hughes, a prolific scorer with county rivals Middlesex two years ago, can carry on from where he left off when he returns to English domestic cricket.
Although the county season starts in April, Hughes is not due at New Road until the first week of June but Worcestershire then expect him to stay until the campaign finishes in September.
"Phil is a heavy run scorer with a career ratio of a century every four games in first-class cricket," said First Division side Worcestershire's director of cricket Steve Rhodes.
"In 2009 he amassed 574 first class runs in three games for Middlesex including three centuries which demonstrates his hunger for run scoring."
Hughes, in a Worcestershire statement, said: "I'm absolutely thrilled to be heading back to England in 2012.
"Worcestershire is a quality organisation and I can't wait to meet my new team-mates and re-acquaint myself with English conditions.
"My previous stint in England helped my batting enormously and I have high expectations that spending the 2012 Australian winter in the UK will do the same.
"I look forward to helping Worcestershire be a force in all forms of the game in 2012."
AFP
Tags: cricket, sport, australia, england, united-kingdom First posted December 13, 2011 13:11:21
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