What do you do with Shane Watson?

[DaRick]

Watson hadn't justified his place in the side for a while. At least we're moving forward.

 

[FlowersByIrene]

"Shane Watson is needed for his superior bowling" - ****ing lol.

 

[Biggie]

Mitch Marsh bowling well, has removed both set batsmen with a chop on.


Coincidence? I think not.

 

[HTPunter]

Why not compare with what Watson made in the first test on what was easily a more difficult wicket to bat on?

How did his replacement go?

Look who went early. Marsh's bowling >>>>>>>>>>>>> Watson

 

[Bradesmaen]

Two drag ons.. yeah nah mate.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Brades you are a weird cookie. Stick up for Twatto but relentlessly bag Warner.

Face it. Watson's future is the knackery.

 

[sherb]

Two drag ons.. yeah nah mate.

Here on the cricket board we call them wickets.

 

[sherb]

Brades you are a weird cookie. Stick up for Twatto but relentlessly bag Warner.

Face it. Watson's future is the knackery.

He can still make a killing slogging the ball around in 20/20.

 

[Coxy_]

Look who went early. Marsh's bowling >>>>>>>>>>>>> Watson

Couple of good wickets for sure. Doesn't change the fact he couldn't manage more than 12 runs

 

[Bradesmaen]

Brades you are a weird cookie. Stick up for Twatto but relentlessly bag Warner.

Face it. Watson's future is the knackery.

Who said I was sticking up for Watson? I was simply stating that Marsh did nothing either.

 

[Kram]

Oh no, don't tell me young M.Marsh is on your poison list Brades!

 

[Kram]

He can still make a killing slogging the ball around in 20/20.

Yeah sure he will be crying all the way to the bank.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Who said I was sticking up for Watson? I was simply stating that Marsh did nothing either.

Removing the two top scorers on a flat pitch. You miss that did you? He's already produced more with the ball than Watson did in the last 12 months.7

 

[Bradesmaen]

Removing the two top scorers on a flat pitch. You miss that did you? He's already produced more with the ball than Watson did in the last 12 months.7

Chop ons. It wasn't good bowling, it was average bowling and terrible batting. MM doesn't stand for Mitch Marsh, it stands for Military Mediums. Wouldn't be afraid of his bowling if I was batting.

 

[BarneyBent]

Who said I was sticking up for Watson? I was simply stating that Marsh did nothing either.

Sorry, but two massive wickets is not "nothing", chop-ons or otherwise. I mean, when did chop-ons become somehow less worthy? You still have to beat the batsman! Outside edges go towards slip, inside edges towards the stumps. Sometimes they don't come off, missing the slips or the wickets, doesn't make it any less skillful or valuable when they do come off.

And yes, he would have wanted to score more runs, but you can't judge a player on a single innings. Especially when that single innings ended due to a ball that kept very low on only the second day, and he's coming off 2 tons in the tour matches.

 

[Kram]

Chop ons. It wasn't good bowling, it was average bowling and terrible batting. MM doesn't stand for Mitch Marsh, it stands for Military Mediums. Wouldn't be afraid of his bowling if I was batting.

Yep it's official, on the shit list for the rest of his career no matter how well he does now

 

[Bucking Beads]

The Watson apologists are incredible. The guy has done nothing. Then they decide to compare the records of Clarke and Watson over the last 20 innings. Absolute muppets I reckon.

 

[Bradesmaen]

Sorry, but two massive wickets is not "nothing", chop-ons or otherwise. I mean, when did chop-ons become somehow less worthy?

Chop ons have been less worthy since the dawn of time.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Chop ons have been less worthy since the dawn of time.

Lol what dribble.

 

[Bradesmaen]

Yep it's official, on the shit list for the rest of his career no matter how well he does now

He's not on the shit list. More like, what have the selectors been smoking that makes him the best number 6 in Australia? He's not the best batsman, nor is he the best bowler. It is a wasted slot when you consider how fragile our top order is in England.

 

[Bradesmaen]

Lol what dribble.

Instead of having a ****ing go at me, why don't you actually pull some stats out of your arse and prove something instead of being a giant waste of oxygen.

 

[Kram]

He's not on the shit list. More like, what have the selectors been smoking that makes him the best number 6 in Australia? He's not the best batsman, nor is he the best bowler. It is a wasted slot when you consider how fragile our top order is in England.

He has undoubted talent and it's a good selection. Stats aren't everything to picking players.

 

[Kram]

Chop ons have been less worthy since the dawn of time.

Oh Bradey come on mate!

 

[Bradesmaen]

He has undoubted talent and it's a good selection. Stats aren't everything to picking players.

Undoubted talent is one thing, actually using it is another. He needs to be in the Shield proving it consistently. It is yet another example of the golden ticket system from Cricket Australia. Many players are made to toil away while potentially gifted youngsters get games and do nothing of note with them.

 

[Kram]

When you just select on stats that's how complet hacks like Hasting get baggy greens.