Posts Tagged "Shane Watson"

“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.” It may be one of William Shakespeare’s most famous lines, from Hamlet, but it also nicely sums up Michael Clarke’s team at present.

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Allegations that Shane Watson objected to the way Australia were handling the David Warner affair have been vehemently denied by captain Michael Clarke and Cricket Australia officials.

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During Australia’s opening match in the ICC Champions Trophy, BBC commentator Jonathon Agnew stated on air how Shane Watson looks were slowly catching up to his age.

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An atrocious Australian batting display against India and the loss of captain Michael Clarke to a back injury make England favourites for their respective opening games at the Champions Trophy 2013. We’ll have live scores and commentary from 7.40pm AEST.

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The tour of India should be well behind them now and with a change in locale and format, Australia should enter their second warm-up game in the 2013 Champions Trophy against India with a lot more confidence. We’ll have live scores and commentary from 7.30pm AEST.

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Has the penny finally dropped for Shane Watson? Another chance to finally prove that there is a bonafide Test match cricketer somewhere in there will have to wait for a couple of months yet.

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Hysterical bias married with a good helping of gamesmanship always accompanies the term ‘The Worst Ashes Squad Ever’, with it more often than not leading to egg being left on the faces of the ones so eager to exalt it.

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I can’t remember an unveiling of a Champions Trophy squad reverberating in the Australian sports consciousness.

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Shane Watson’s ballistic form in the current IPL season should have reminded cricket followers he is a superstar T20 player.

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During that 2005 series, all rounder Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff was responsible for some of the most heartbreakingly frustrating (because he is English) yet horribly impressive (because he was) all round cricketing performances witnessed by this writer.

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Former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee believes Mitchell Johnson was extremely unlucky to be axed from the Ashes squad.

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Success in any team – whether it be sporting or business – is driven from the top. Of late, that concept has proved an issue for Australian cricket.

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Australian cricket faces a leadership crisis like never before.

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Yesterday, Shane Watson announced that he would be stepping down from the vice-captaincy position.

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There are certain cricketers who possess the innate ability to simultaneously frighten their own fans and that of the opponents.

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The horror series against India which saw Australia suffer its worst defeat since the 78/79 Ashes has placed many players’ careers under serious threat.

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Where to start with the dog’s breakfast of a performance that Australia dished up in India?

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Australia’s embarrassing and disgraceful tour of India ended with another hiding in the fourth Test. Coming home to Australia will be Australia’s worst ever team since 1877.

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Struggling Australia batsman Shane Watson says he has nowhere to hide and putting runs on the board is the only way to keep his place in the side with an Ashes series coming up in July.

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The ignominy of a four-nil loss to India will ring in Australian supporters’ ears for some time.

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