< 1 minute readWhy DOESN’T Shane Watson always get out in the 90s? Would it be unfair to suggest that for some players personal milestones bring more pressure because the player in question is – how shall we put this – massively self-involved with an overinflated sense of their own importance? It is
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Shane Watson, Andrew Symonds and the scented candle – an abbreviated anecdote
< 1 minute readWatson thought the changing room stank and lit a scented candle. Andrew Symonds gave him shit for it. Andrew Symonds comes out of this well; Shane Watson less so. This tale comes from Matthew Hayden’s autobiography. We hope we get a review copy. Buying Matthew Hayden’s autobiography would effectively mean
Continue readingIs it funny that Shane Watson keeps getting out in the nineties?
< 1 minute readOf course it is. Just take a look at his teary-eyed, albino automaton face when he’s been dismissed. Shane Watson’s 120 not out (dropped on 99) really ballses up a cracking record that’s seen him hit 96, 89, 93 and 97 in his last eight innings. Even if he doesn’t
Continue readingShane Watson and Ian Bell and what they have in common
< 1 minute readWe wrote about Shane Watson and Ian Bell over at The Wisden Cricketer. We said that they weren’t hugely popular in their respective countries, perhaps because they were overly serious. We also said that Shane Watson couldn’t bowl. Shortly after the post went up, both Bell and Watson scored hundreds
Continue readingShane Watson run out against Pakistan
< 1 minute readOpening batsmen always talk about developing ‘an understanding’ with their opening partner. Shane Watson and Simon Katich should try and understand that batsmen should end up at opposite ends when running between the wickets. We hope Australia never drop Shane Watson. He blends haplessness, incompetence, misfortune and childish petulance. It’s
Continue readingHow soft is Shane Watson?
< 1 minute readWe’ve always said that Shane Watson always looks on the verge of tears. Chris Gayle agrees. Gayle says that Watson’s easy to wind up. “He only looks big and strong but he’s soft.” But how soft? We already know that Watson’s so soft he has to sleep in Brett Lee’s
Continue readingWanting Shane Watson to reach his hundred
< 1 minute readHow can we possibly have found ourself wanting Shane Watson to get a hundred. He was on 92 and Australia needed eight to win the Champions’ Trophy. Why on earth did we want him to reach three figures? Seriously, why? This isn’t rhetoric. We actually want an explanation. He’s ridiculously
Continue readingShane Watson throws England’s bowlers
< 1 minute readYou’ve got to feel for England’s bowlers. How were they supposed to react to Shane Watson? They prepare themselves for bowling at stubbly-faced munchkin, Phil Hughes, but against all expectation are suddenly confronted with a creepy-looking, gym-bodied albino instead. It must be like bowling at a fearful ghost. Not the
Continue readingShane Watson reckons he’s aggressive
< 1 minute readHere’s a quote from raving metrosexual, Shane Watson: “It’s a good way to challenge them [the Indians], physically and mentally. Not sledging but having an aggressive persona about you – and that’s the way I play my cricket.” Watson’s always saying things like this about how he plays aggressive cricket.
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