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Watson back for Perth?
Sorry to rub it in but blind Freddie could see it coming Esp Symonds and Watson.
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South Africa in Australia 2008-09
Watson could return against South Africa
Brydon Coverdale at the Adelaide Oval
December 1, 2008
Shane Watson made a strong case for selection by taking 7 for 69 in a Sheffield Shield game © Getty Images
Shane Watson could return to the Test team for Australia's first match against South Africa as the side considers taking a four-man pace attack to the WACA. The Perth Test begins on December 17 and Australia's captain Ricky Ponting said there was no guarantee a spinner would be required at a venue where pace has dominated in first-class cricket this season.
Australia took four fast men, including Shaun Tait, into the Perth Test against India last summer and the plan backfired when they lost by 72 runs. But depending on the surface they have not ruled out a similar strategy this year and Watson's 7 for 69 in the first innings of Queensland's Sheffield Shield match this week make him the leading contender for a spot.
"[Perth] is always a fast bowler's paradise, particularly if we get to play on one of the relaid wickets that they have been playing all the Shield games on," Ponting said after Australia wrapped up an innings victory over New Zealand in Adelaide. "We got duped a bit there last year with the game over there.
"We heard so much about the WACA being back to its fast and bouncy best and they played us on one of the ones that had not been relaid and we went in with four fast bowlers, so that brought us undone. There would have to be some sort of consideration to playing those guys again, maybe even a line-up similar to Brisbane."
The final makeup of the team will depend on the pitch that is prepared and Ponting said if a change was made an allrounder like Watson would have the edge over a specialist fast bowler. Should a spinner be required Jason Krejza will be handed the opportunity if he is fit, after missing the Adelaide Test due to an ankle injury.
But Ponting said regardless of whether Watson played, the position of Andrew Symonds was not in doubt. Symonds has had a slow return to the Test team after not being considered for the India tour, although he was unfortunate to be given out caught behind in Australia's only innings in Adelaide when the ball appeared to miss the bat.
"Symo's not had a bad game," Ponting said. "He's got a decision that probably could have gone either way here and all of a sudden everyone's asking questions about him. I'm not really sure why that is.
"We all back Andrew Symonds' cricket ability. He's probably been our most consistent batsmen over the last couple of series anyway at No. 6. In a contest against the next best team in the world I'm pretty happy to have him in the side."
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South Africa in Australia 2008-09
Watson could return against South Africa
Brydon Coverdale at the Adelaide Oval
December 1, 2008
Shane Watson made a strong case for selection by taking 7 for 69 in a Sheffield Shield game © Getty Images
Shane Watson could return to the Test team for Australia's first match against South Africa as the side considers taking a four-man pace attack to the WACA. The Perth Test begins on December 17 and Australia's captain Ricky Ponting said there was no guarantee a spinner would be required at a venue where pace has dominated in first-class cricket this season.
Australia took four fast men, including Shaun Tait, into the Perth Test against India last summer and the plan backfired when they lost by 72 runs. But depending on the surface they have not ruled out a similar strategy this year and Watson's 7 for 69 in the first innings of Queensland's Sheffield Shield match this week make him the leading contender for a spot.
"[Perth] is always a fast bowler's paradise, particularly if we get to play on one of the relaid wickets that they have been playing all the Shield games on," Ponting said after Australia wrapped up an innings victory over New Zealand in Adelaide. "We got duped a bit there last year with the game over there.
"We heard so much about the WACA being back to its fast and bouncy best and they played us on one of the ones that had not been relaid and we went in with four fast bowlers, so that brought us undone. There would have to be some sort of consideration to playing those guys again, maybe even a line-up similar to Brisbane."
The final makeup of the team will depend on the pitch that is prepared and Ponting said if a change was made an allrounder like Watson would have the edge over a specialist fast bowler. Should a spinner be required Jason Krejza will be handed the opportunity if he is fit, after missing the Adelaide Test due to an ankle injury.
But Ponting said regardless of whether Watson played, the position of Andrew Symonds was not in doubt. Symonds has had a slow return to the Test team after not being considered for the India tour, although he was unfortunate to be given out caught behind in Australia's only innings in Adelaide when the ball appeared to miss the bat.
"Symo's not had a bad game," Ponting said. "He's got a decision that probably could have gone either way here and all of a sudden everyone's asking questions about him. I'm not really sure why that is.
"We all back Andrew Symonds' cricket ability. He's probably been our most consistent batsmen over the last couple of series anyway at No. 6. In a contest against the next best team in the world I'm pretty happy to have him in the side."
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Siddle in XI, Watto to carry the Gatorade.
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We all back Andrew Symonds' cricket ability. He's probably been our most consistent batsmen over the last couple of series anyway at No. 6. In a contest against the next best team in the world I'm pretty happy to have him in the side."
MS Dhoni said this? But Symonds plays for Australia
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What exactly do you think you are rubbing in?
Blind Freddy has more vision than you
Blind Freddy has more vision than you
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Watson for Horrors at Perth?
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embee wrote:What exactly do you think you are rubbing in?
Blind Freddy has more vision than you
The future demise of Roy and Watson from the Australian team have been overtouted I feel.
As far as vision I have in EVERY dispute supported either one or both to be in the team.
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Henry wrote:We all back Andrew Symonds' cricket ability. He's probably been our most consistent batsmen over the last couple of series anyway at No. 6. In a contest against the next best team in the world I'm pretty happy to have him in the side."
MS Dhoni said this? But Symonds plays for Australia
You know the reason for Dhoni's statement was not about cricketing ability.
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"As far as vision I have in EVERY dispute supported either one or both to be in the team."
Translation please - some of us have never been to Gibber.
Translation please - some of us have never been to Gibber.
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Para Batsman wrote:embee wrote:What exactly do you think you are rubbing in?
Blind Freddy has more vision than you
The future demise of Roy and Watson from the Australian team have been overtouted I feel.
As far as vision I have in EVERY dispute supported either one or both to be in the team.
The game is in Perth ...WA havent played a specialist spinner all year ...
It's a continuation of the "horses for courses" policy that saw Watto left out in Adelaide
It's not an NSP endorsement of your blinkered Watto man-love
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[snigger]embee wrote:It's not an NSP endorsement of your blinkered Watto man-love
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Watson probably still has his best ahead of him.
Symonds probably has his best behind him.
There's not much between them at the moment, but they're the best all-rounders on offer for Australia.
Personally, I'd rather Watto got the not, but am fairly ambivalent to the whole debate.
Symonds probably has his best behind him.
There's not much between them at the moment, but they're the best all-rounders on offer for Australia.
Personally, I'd rather Watto got the not, but am fairly ambivalent to the whole debate.
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embee wrote:Para Batsman wrote:embee wrote:What exactly do you think you are rubbing in?
Blind Freddy has more vision than you
The future demise of Roy and Watson from the Australian team have been overtouted I feel.
As far as vision I have in EVERY dispute supported either one or both to be in the team.
The game is in Perth ...WA havent played a specialist spinner all year ...
It's a continuation of the "horses for courses" policy that saw Watto left out in Adelaide
It's not an NSP endorsement of your blinkered Watto man-love
I told tac that when he insisted Watto had been dropped. Try to keep up.
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No ...You think Watto should be an automatic selection for EVERY Test ...
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Para Batsman wrote:embee wrote:Para Batsman wrote:embee wrote:What exactly do you think you are rubbing in?
Blind Freddy has more vision than you
The future demise of Roy and Watson from the Australian team have been overtouted I feel.
As far as vision I have in EVERY dispute supported either one or both to be in the team.
The game is in Perth ...WA havent played a specialist spinner all year ...
It's a continuation of the "horses for courses" policy that saw Watto left out in Adelaide
It's not an NSP endorsement of your blinkered Watto man-love
I told tac that when he insisted Watto had been dropped. Try to keep up.
FFS, nob-head, Watto didn't play in Adelaide and wasn't even in the squad . . . yet you still insist he wasn't dropped.
Yet you insist Gump was dropped in India when in fact he was rested due to an elbow injury.
How farkin stupid are you? Really?
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tac wrote:Para Batsman wrote:embee wrote:Para Batsman wrote:embee wrote:What exactly do you think you are rubbing in?
Blind Freddy has more vision than you
The future demise of Roy and Watson from the Australian team have been overtouted I feel.
As far as vision I have in EVERY dispute supported either one or both to be in the team.
The game is in Perth ...WA havent played a specialist spinner all year ...
It's a continuation of the "horses for courses" policy that saw Watto left out in Adelaide
It's not an NSP endorsement of your blinkered Watto man-love
Gump wasn't dropped in India to my knowledge. I used the word iffy which meant IMO it could have been injury or he could have made way for Krejka.
I told tac that when he insisted Watto had been dropped. Try to keep up.
FFS, nob-head, Watto didn't play in Adelaide and wasn't even in the squad . . . yet you still insist he wasn't dropped.
Yet you insist Gump was dropped in India when in fact he was rested due to an elbow injury.
How farkin stupid are you? Really?
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drop bunk for watto...dropping bunk from the worrier test may actually save his career
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Stupid enough to quote my post without a response, I see.
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I used the word iffy re. Gump meaning he could simply have made way for Krejka or could have been injured. White played so I called it iffy.
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tac wrote:Stupid enough to quote my post without a response, I see.
How farkin petty can you get?
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embee wrote:No ...You think Watto should be an automatic selection for EVERY Test ...
Assumptive aren't we?
How could he keep a spinner out? Clark is not ready for the chop just yet.(maybe)
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We should all have known that Watson was destined forever to disappoint, given all the evidence available (including the sagacity of his earliest strong supporter).
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Good ol' Para Batsman covering himself in glory.
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Good times.
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