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Indexed  February 15, 2010

Warning: this is not a comedy piece, in case the title compelled you to read it. I wouldn’t want you to be expecting a laugh-a-minute comedy half-hour. I’m being serious.Aussie allrounder Shane Watson recently won the Allan Border Medallist 2010 award as Australia’s most valuable player, along with the award for One-Day International Player of the Year.Simon Katich won Test Cricketer of the Year but Watson must have been close to taking that one as well - ever since he took over as opener from Phillip Hughes in the Ashes last year he has been nothing short of brilliant.Not that his competition has been that great, mind you, with apologies...   See the complete post here

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