David Hussey believes Andrew McDonald should be in contention to claim a place in the Australia Test team against New Zealand.

McDonald produced one of his best ever games for the Bushrangers during the win over New South Wales at the MCG after scoring 120 and 39 not out in his two innings as well as taking three for 51 during the Blues' second innings as the Vics cruised home by six wickets.

The victory - achieved without skipper Cameron White and with star opener Chris Rogers battling illness as well as five pacemen in Clint McKay, Peter Siddle, James Pattinson, Dirk Nannes and Shane Harwood all unavailable - means the Bushrangers are now eight points clear on top of the Sheffield Shield table with three rounds remaining.

With Marcus North under pressure to retain his number six spot for the upcoming two Test tour of New Zealand, McDonald is amongst a host of potential candidates to take his place along with fellow Victorian White, in-form Tasmanian George Bailey and New South Wales' young guns Phillip Hughes and Steve Smith, who also both scored hundreds during the Shield game at the MCG.

However Hussey says McDonald - who has played four Tests for Australia (all against South Africa) - should be the first man into the national team should the selectors decide to make a change.

"He should be right at the top of the queue," Hussey said, after watching the big all-rounder produce one of his best ever games for the Vics.

"He got three wickets in the second innings here and turned the game with some high-class bowling after scoring a great hundred in the first innings to get us first innings points and then finished with 40 not out in the second innings."

Hussey said McDonald was again in the same kind of form that three seasons ago saw him take 29 wickets and score 750 runs for the Vics.

"Not too many people have done that and he is edging towards that this season as well."