What do you do with Shane Watson?

[royboy2]

Promote him to #3.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Mitch Marsh already averages more with the bat from 4 matches.

Bowling average is horrible (one wicket from 4 matches will do that) but isn't really meaningful but he's capable of bowling 20 over spell if called upon.

Bit hard to step up when you come into the test side, outperform the guy you're competing with then get injured and not recalled despite outperforming the guy you're competing with by a huge margin in the warm up matches.

If 34 year old Shane Watson scored 87 he'd have a spot for life. When 23 year old Mitch Marsh does it we give Watson another go.

I take exception to this. He doesn't have to score anything of the sort. More like the odd 37 and he's right.

Seriously, they'll just keep picking for reasons of fantasy and myth.

 

[gym4life]

Mitch Marsh already averages more with the bat from 4 matches.

Bowling average is horrible (one wicket from 4 matches will do that) but isn't really meaningful but he's capable of bowling 20 over spell if called upon.

Bit hard to step up when you come into the test side, outperform the guy you're competing with then get injured and not recalled despite outperforming the guy you're competing with by a huge margin in the warm up matches.

If 34 year old Shane Watson scored 87 he'd have a spot for life. When 23 year old Mitch Marsh does it we give Watson another go.

Him only playing 4 matches means his average should be higher. You do understand how averages work don't you?

 

[FlowersByIrene]

Him only playing 4 matches means his average should be higher. You do understand how averages work don't you?

Lol what?

He's played better than Watson over four matches. Thats all that his average shows. That he's better than Watson

 

[King Elvis]

I love Watto, but he's got to go.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Him only playing 4 matches means his average should be higher. You do understand how averages work don't you?

He's 23 with bugger all experience of international cricket. If his average is higher than Watson's it's because Watson's batting fell off a cliff about three years ago. Maybe four.

 

[gym4life]

Watson 4th highest score of the innings. Give him the test of the series

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Watson 4th highest score of the innings. Give him the test of the series

 

[HTPunter]

Watson was picked 1) because of his experience and 2) his bowling is better suited

When it was crunch time, a time for Watson to lead, he added 4 (?) runs from his overnight score.

He bowled 8 out of 102 overs for 0/24.

The selectors can seriously not persist with him. Failure upon failure in the test arena for 4 years now.

 

[medusala]

He's 23 with bugger all experience of international cricket.

Possible failure vs guaranteed failure

I don't need a 50:50, I won't dial a friend, I will lock in Mitch Marsh, thanks very much.

Watto = latter day Dirk Welham (sans iq)

 

[Balony_pony16]

Well now I'm just ******* bemused as to why he gets picked.

Prob has pics of Clarkes wifes stripper days or something

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Possible failure vs guaranteed failure

I don't need a 50:50, I won't dial a friend, I will lock in Mitch Marsh, thanks very much.

Watto = latter day Dirk Welham (sans iq)

I couldn't agree more. I wasn't downgrading Marsh. He should be given a proper chance, like Watson has been given. Though maybe not 2 or 3 years of mediocrity.

 

[BrianSpeaking]

Been a failure for 10 years, weak as piss, adios shit truck!
I actually find myself barracking for England to make our selectors get rid of Haddin, Watson and Johnson.

 

[1990crow]

There's no defending this ridiculous selection

 

[medusala]

Been a failure for 10 years, weak as piss, adios shit truck!
I actually find myself barracking for England to make our selectors get rid of Haddin, Watson and Johnson.

Harsh on Johnson. He was ok, flat track and poor field placings by Clarke. On a pitch with bounce I would go for him over Starc.

Haddin is a bit like the Northerly come back. Like the bloke, always showed a bit of fight but just not up to it and showing his age.

 

[La Dolce Vita]

we need a more positive and energetic player...time for Marsh

 

[Badesumofu]

Interesting that after all the talk that he was picked because we needed that extra bowling option that Clarke barely used him. Almost as though he is responding deliberately.

 

[Cupid Stunt]

You drop him and replace him with M Marsh...the time has come (if it hadn't come already)

 

[YippeeYiYeo]

didnt see the innings because of work, but did Watson review the LBW, or were they all used up?

 

[Vegeta]

The gift that keeps on giving

 

[Power Raid]

We should keep playing Watson until he gets a ton or a 5 wicket haul.

We all know it's in him. He just needs the opportunity!

 

[Slax]

Really need Clarke to bowl him more if he is to keep his spot. The selectors have made it known that he is in there because he is a better bowler than Marsh (which I agree with) but if he is only bowling 13 overs an match out of 170 that simply isn't enough. By comparison Stokes bowled 14 in Australia's first innings and is a much better batsman.

 

[YippeeYiYeo]

just saw this article on watto:

http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/th...-lbw-drs-howlers/story-fnhq5iat-1227437828775

 

[Ashton Agar]

didnt see the innings because of work, but did Watson review the LBW, or were they all used up?

Reviewed it, but in a couple of overs time the reviews were reset anyway so it was worth it.

 

[Badesumofu]

Reviewed it, but in a couple of overs time the reviews were reset anyway so it was worth it.

Yeah, have to be fair, reviewing it was the right call. It looked out, but there was nothing to lose by reviewing.