Feb 2, Melbourne: After helping his team to a 31-run win in the first T20 against India, Australian allrounder David Hussey wants to make it 2-0 in Melbourne. Hussey followed up his 42 runs off 30 balls with two wickets in as many overs, giving away a paltry four runs as Australia cruised to a comfortable win in Sydney. While he wants the team to maintain the winning momentum, Hussey is not discounting the talented Indian side as the two teams meet for the second T20 on Friday at the MCG.

On the motivation to win the second T20 It's pretty important to make it 2-0. We played good cricket and got a few cobwebs out of the way. We want to keep the momentum going forward and play a perfect game in front of 90,000 [spectators] at the MCG. There's no better feeling than to do it at MCG, the home of Australian cricket in front of 90,000 people. There's no better atmosphere throughout the world.

On Matthew Wade’s knock of 70 runs from 43 balls

One of his big attributes is that he competes. When the game is on the line, you want him in the trenches. Last night he showed his wares. He is a couple of innings away from cementing a Test spot, perhaps. He's been doing it for Victoria in the last three or four years. He's now showing his class and hopefully he could do it at the MCG as well. On David Warner’s switch-hit

It was phenomenal. He's been practicing it in the nets. David is a fantastic talent. To hit it 100 miles batting right-handed [is amazing]. In the nets he does it all the time. Once he frustrated me and I beamed him. I tried to hit him on the head and it didn't go down well. There was a bit of a falling out. On the questions regarding the legality of the shot

You can [do it]. In baseball, people hit both sides of the plate; there's no reason you can't do it in cricket. Dave is a pioneer and a few of the younger kids coming through can follow such skills. I think it's innovative. Dave is a very classy player and can hit right or left-handed. It's an invention of Twenty20 cricket and there's no reason why it can't be played in the Test arena. The run-rate is increasing to four or five an over now and with the switch-hit being employed, you could see 200 in a day in Tests. On whether he would try his hand at the switch-hit

No, I am old. I am not brave enough. I’m very conservative, very conventional. On the possibility of being at the receiving end of the shot as a bowler I would pray that he mis-hits and it goes up in the air. While bowling right-arm you are resigned [going through with the delivery] and can't change halfway through. It's not a rule. Anyway, it's a batter's game. On Brad Hogg’s comeback to the team at the age of 40

It's fantastic that he's got back to the international arena. He loves to compete and goes for wickets. He changes the momentum of the game. But in the dressing room it’s wise to stay away from him. On India’s batting line-up Looking up and down the team sheet, you see [Suresh] Raina at No. 4, Rohit Sharma at 5, [Ravindra] Jadeja and [Virat] Kohli at No. 3 – they all dominate in the IPL. At any one stage, whether in Twenty20s or ODIs, you are going to see them firing and they are match-winners. They are going to win games for their country. It's a formidable line-up and they could be firing on Friday.

On India’s bowling in the first T20I

I thought the Indians bowled and fielded really well. But our bowling and fielding was good as well and we were lucky to get a few early wickets.