What do you do with Shane Watson?

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Tyberious Funk

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Marsh has scored his second century of the tour.

Watson hasn't exactly been in the worst form so far this tour with the bat. But he didn't bowl at all against Kent, while Marsh took a couple of wickets. IMHO, if the selectors really want a genuine all-round option, for the first test, it has to be Marsh.
 

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Marsh is playing Essex and Kent. If he comes in against England he will fail.
 

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Proven gun. Marsh hasn't proven he can stand up when it counts. Honestly has never even proven he is any good at test level.

He was our second best batsman v Pak. Watson hasn't made a decent contribution with bat or bowl in over two years, but yeah, "proven" gun.
 
Yep. Won back to back Australian cricketer of the year.
Watson hasn't played well, consistently, arguably since those couple of years. Marsh is in decent form and to be blunt, a better cricketer.
 
Proven gun. Marsh hasn't proven he can stand up when it counts. Honestly has never even proven he is any good at test level.
Shane Watson is probably the biggest dud when it counts in history. Dead rubber specialist. Marsh has had 4 tests, hardly enough time to prove anything.
 

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He was our second best batsman v Pak. Watson hasn't made a decent contribution with bat or bowl in over two years, but yeah, "proven" gun.
Holy s**t, marsh played well against Pakistan. That must have been difficult against those high quality bowlers.

Watson hasn't played well, consistently, arguably since those couple of years. Marsh is in decent form and to be blunt, a better cricketer.
Marsh isn't and never will be a better cricketer.
 

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Shane Watson is probably the biggest dud when it counts in history. Dead rubber specialist. Marsh has had 4 tests, hardly enough time to prove anything.
Exactly, why chuck him in the deep end when you could have a superstar batsman in the side.
 
Yes a 50 and 80 is a fail.

Did you just use Shane Watson's runs against county sides to justify Watson's selection directly after using Marsh's more runs against county sides to justify his non-selection?
 
Holy s**t, marsh played well against Pakistan. That must have been difficult against those high quality bowlers.


Marsh isn't and never will be a better cricketer.
Explain the latter and for the former, did you really think Watson would go better in the UAE?
 

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