You’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 kind that uses its telekinesis to wreak [...]
Australia might have had a better chance in the first Twenty20 international if 10 of them hadn’t been shit.
The 11th player, Shane Watson, has suddenly found a world where hitting fifties and bowling straight medium-pace is quite handy. If he’d have found a competent team mate, Australia would have won.
They might also have won if [...]
We’ll be honest. We didn’t see a single ball of this match. We were drinking Belgian beers and playing Goldeneye when it began and we were getting over that experience when it ended. On balance, we made the right choice.
Seven one-day internationals between Australia and England a couple of months before a World Cup – [...]
If you know nothing about cricket, are from another planet or have been living under a rock for the last few years, you might be surprised to hear Shane Watson was injured at training two weeks before the Ashes begins. Some have already questioned if Shane Watson could last through 5 days of hard Test cricket. Or 4 overs of bowling in a Twenty20 game. Or a night in a haunted castle.
Watson has had...
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