Perth Scorchers get million-dollar pay day thanks to Mike Hussey's departure Mike Hussey has left the Perth Scorchers. PERTH Scorchers have already guaranteed themselves a minimum $US1 million ($A1.124m) pay day ahead of next month's Champions League Twenty20 tournament in India thanks to a parting gift from Mike Hussey. The WA Cricket Association will receive $US700,000 ($A786,500) in prizemoney even if the Scorchers exit in the group stage, while the WACA will get $US150,000 ($A168,500) compensation each for the loss of Hussey and Nathan Coulter-Nile. Hussey (Chennai Super Kings) and Coulter-Nile (Mumbai Indians) have both elected to represent their Indian Premier League franchises, triggering the compensation payments. Hussey has controversially defected to the struggling Sydney Thunder for the upcoming Big Bash League season, but the Scorchers retained the rights to him for the Champions League. Last summer's BBL champion Brisbane Heat is also guaranteed at least $US1m, with Mitch Johnson and Shane Watson to play for their IPL teams. The winner of the Champions League will receive $US2.5m ($A2.809m) prizemoney on top of a $US500,000 ($A562,000) participation fee. Former Warriors and Scorchers captain Marcus North has been left out of Perth's Champions League squad following his decision to sign with Sydney Sixers for this summer's BBL. North lost the captaincy of both the Scorchers and Warriors after last year's Champions League tournament in South Africa, when several star players were dropped for disciplinary reasons. Perth has also cut ties with ageing South African opener Herschelle Gibbs. The Scorchers will prepare with a camp in Darwin which will include three matches against the NT Strike. They begin their Champions League campaign against South African outfit Highveld Lions in Ahmedabad on September 23.