This subject first seriously raised its head the day before the excellent NatWest Series began.
I asked Nasser where he was intending to bat - and he hit the roof.
What I had hoped to hear, I told my listeners the following day, was the 'f ' word. No, not the one he bellowed at Lord's on Saturday but 'f ' for flexibility - a situation in which England's batting order could be permeated from a number of options at any given moment, depending on the situation in the match.
Curiously - and this is another reason I found Hussain's reaction such a surprise - we then saw several examples of precisely this during the tournament, and England were roundly praised for it.
Ronnie Irani and Andrew Flintoff were devastating when they were promoted above Hussain in the rainreduced matches against India and Sri Lanka because they ruthlessly intimidated the opposition bowlers who were trying to cope with the tight fielding restrictions that apply at the start.
Even in full-length, 50 overs matches, this is the time for controlled but powerful hitting, Marcus Trescothick style.
I have seen many an unfortunate bowler torn to pieces in this period, and it is often very difficult for fielding teams to wrest back the initiative following such an onslaught. The more measured batsmen - such as Hussain and Michael Vaughan - then consolidate the position with, hopefully, one of them remaining and well set to lead the charge in the last 10 or so overs.
That is my plan, but always with the option of a late change particularly if the pitch conditions demand it.
Some will agree and others will disagree: that is what it is all about. Either way, I am not sure it warrants a furious outburst such as the one we saw on Saturday afternoon from the captain of England.
As we turn the corner and head towards the most challenging part of the summer - the four-Test series against India - I am bracing myself for another disagreement with Hussain. This is a shame because I have enormous respect for the way in which he, with coach Duncan Fletcher, has galvanised every aspect of the England set-up.
Hussain has led the team passionately and proudly. He has proved he can be inspirational with his field placings and tactics - such as his catch at the unusual backward short leg position to catch Sri Lanka's Aravinda de Silva at Old Trafford earlier this summer.
However, in India before Christmas, England's strategists devised a plan to contain the brilliant Sachin Tendulkar, which not only contravened the spirit of the game, in my view, but will kill cricket if it is allowed to persist.
Bowlers, such as Flintoff, were directed to charge in from round the wicket and hurl ball after ball wide down the leg side while Giles merely aimed the ball three feet outside the leg stump. It was a tactic that was borne out of weakness and, given that Tendulkar scored 90 in spite of it, can hardly be claimed to have been a roaring success.
Nasser Hussain's England is better than this, but will only thrive if the captain channels his aggression in a positive direction, rather than at a few old has-beens in the commentary box!
