I thought Hussey had kept quiet about any rift in the squad? As I'd expect of someone of his integrity.
In attempting to set the record straight and deny the rift, all he has really done is highlighted a string of childish interactions between Clarke and the team that, although falling short of pointing the finger(in fact the opposite, as Hussey's innocence means he accepts blame himself), you cant help but feel that there is a reason this is being said by him, and that the details of the story themselves underline the respect he has for Clarke.
For instance, he explains in "Katogate" that Clarke was responsible for arranging a bar for post dressing room drinks, but Hussey kept the players waiting to sing their team song all night as Clarke began to lose his temper. He claims if Clarke had mentioned the bar to him he would have sung it and they would have gne, but it appears that Clarke could not even go to speak to Hussey himself, constantly ruining the atmosphere by complaining about the time it was taking to the team manager and not getting involved with any of the festivities. He then decided to leave, having not spoken a word to Hussey, when he decided it took too long, prompting Katich to try to kill him and Clarke to go home alone straight afterwards.... Hussey for his part seems to indicate a "f**k you" attitude towards Clarke by responding to his passed on messsage to hurry up by saying every time he was asked to hurry up, he would add 15 minutes to the time he would sing the song.
He then says when he retired a boat trip was organised by the team in order to celebrate his retirement, but Hussey had told the team manager he wouldnt attend because he wanted his family to be there, but the boat selected months before was not safe enough for young children.... so he stayed with some support staff in the hotel restaurant to eat pizza as they also had children at the hotel, at which point Siddle came up to the restaurant to ask him to come along and was suprised to hear that, with it being Hussey's last game, the team management had decided to go ahead with the boat trip knowing full well that Hussey had declined to go.
He says in the morning Shane Watson spoke to him and that, while Siddle accepted that Hussey was not that offended and therefore didnt make an issue, Shane Watson become very angry that the team had gone to party rather then share a last night with one of their legendary players.... apparently the issue caused a rift between the squad afterwards, esepcially between Clarke and Watson.
Hussey also used the opportunity of Ponting's book release to certify Watsons credentials as Captain, saying that when Clarke was injured and Watson took over for one test, he had said some very good things in the dressing room.
Another thing not mentioned was Clarke overseeing a selection committee that cut Hussey's ODI career short ten games before he was due to retire.... and his last test dismissal was the result of an absolutely suicidal call from guess who, Clarke! Both sections of his career ended ungloriously with interaction from his captain.
He then finishes by slagging off the team enviornment....
"It was understandable how Mickey had his specific plans, and Michael [Clarke] too, but for me it was a big early warning sign that this team had problems ahead of it. We were fostering an environment where guys only cared about their positions and didn't think about the team. The dressing room became just as stressful and tense as [it was] out in the middle. It should be a sanctuary, where you can let go and have a joke with your team-mates. Our dressing room wasn't relaxed or calm, or conducive to good play. I didn't enjoy that tension, and I'm sure some of the guys weren't enjoying it."