The 158 Test veteran feels reverse swing might not come into play from Wednesday when the teams face off each other in pink-ball Test in Ahmedabad.
Former players, especially Kevin Pietersen, have criticised ECB's thought process, saying they must play their best players in a big series like this against India.
England have made as many as four changes to their squad for the second Test against India which begins Saturday here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. While Jofra Archer is out injured and Jos Buttler has left for England as part of England's rotation policy, the visitors have left out veteran pacer James Anderson and off-spinner Dom Bess.
Joe Root also confirmed that Foakes will keep wickets even after Jonny Bairstow returns to the squad after the second Test.
Anderson blew away the Indian batting with his lethal display of reverse swing on the final day to hand England a massive 227-run win in the opening Test here.
Hussain also backed Root's decision to not enforce the follow-on despite securing a 241-run first-innings lead.
Anderson has picked up 343 wickets after crossing 30, more than any other fast bowler in the longest format of the game.
Veteran James Anderson's artistic spell of reverse swing trumped Virat Kohli's show of grit as England decimated India in the opening Test by a comprehensive 227-run margin on Chennai on Tuesday.
Following the Chennai win, England now have the best win-loss ratio among all visiting teams in India since the start of this century.
The England fast bowler's three-wicket burst in the first session on Tuesday broke India's backbone as the hosts slump to 227-run defeat in Chennai.
Root, remaining grounded as ever, credited the entire team for the big 227-run win over a strong Indian team that returned triumphant from Australia last month.
James Anderson's fiery spell in Chennai resulted in India losing their top-order batsmen, potentially ending all hopes for a Gabba-repeat in Chennai.
James Anderson was at the top of his game, generating a brilliant reverse-swing to dismiss Ajinkya Rahane on the final day of the 1st Test.
The young right-hander, who was looking to play Anderson on the drive, was beaten by the bowler's outswinger, which came in after hitting the turf.
The 21-year-old batsman looked poised to score big on the day before the innings abruptly ended at 29 after he failed to time a full delivery angled towards his off stump.
The 21-year-old batsman looked poised to score big on the day before the innings abruptly ended at 29 after he failed to time a full delivery angled towards his off stump.
While James Anderson took six, Mark Wood claimed three and Curran picked up the last wicket.
With a five-wicket haul against Sri Lanka, James Anderson moved to 606 Test wickets and now needs only 14 more to go past Anil Kumble.
England defeated Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the first of the two Tests.
Anderson has taken just 12 wickets in 11 innings of six Tests in Sri Lanka. He has bowled just 176.4 overs -- 16 overs per innings on average in Sri Lanka
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