8216;No player can give up national duty for IPL8217;

8220;But I have signed a short-form contract indicating I am interested in playing in the IPL, if I am available. The 8216;if8217; is very important here. You don8217;t shake a tree and baggy green caps fall out. It takes a lot of hard work to earn one. It took me about 15,000 first-class runs,8221; he wrote in his column for The Daily Telegraph.

Hussey, who is yet to sign an IPL contract, said representing his country was an honour while IPL would just be a bonus.

8220;It8217;s one of the greatest honours for an Australian sportsman and I wouldn8217;t retire any earlier just to play a few more IPL matches. My aim is to play as many Tests, one-day internationals and Twenty20 matches as possible for Australia and anything else that comes along will be a bonus. And no amount of money will cause me to think otherwise. Let8217;s be honest about that 8211; Australian cricketers are very well looked after. We have nothing to complain about,8221; he added.