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***Official*** Sri Lanka in Australia 2012/2013

aussie tragic

aussie tragic

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This is now Watto's 6th test since moving from opener where he has 265 runs @ 26.50 before this innings. This is obviously not good enough for a # 4 and I wonder how much longer this can go on?

Now I know his bowling is important, but since moving from opener he has only 6 wkts @ 49.16 so moving down the order to help is bowling is not really working?

I'm thinking he might now be better coming in as an agrressive # 6 where he should just go for it. If it comes off it can be game changing, if it doesn't Wade has a test average of 40 and Starc and Pattinson can both bat so that it's a solid 7-9

Of course now that SL are a WK and bowler down, Watto may never have a better chance to hit a hundred at #4.
 
Burgey

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aussie tragic said:
This is now Watto's 6th test since moving from opener where he has 265 runs @ 26.50 before this innings. This is obviously not good enough for a # 4 and I wonder how much longer this can go on?

Now I know his bowling is important, but since moving from opener he has only 6 wkts @ 49.16 so moving down the order to help is bowling is not really working?

I'm thinking he might now be better coming in as an agrressive # 6 where he should just go for it. If it comes off it can be game changing, if it doesn't Wade has a test average of 40 and Starc and Pattinson can both bat so that it's a solid 7-9

Of course now that SL are a WK and bowler down, Watto may never have a better chance to hit a hundred at #4.
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He should bat six or seven and come in and bomb them, instead of this style of play. He doesn't have many gears like a good top order player. He either goes hard or blocks. He's not suited to batting in the top four IMO.
 
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Burgey

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He'd be such a better player if he was given a license. Just doesn't get one batting where he is.
 
Spark

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Burgey said:
He'd be such a better player if he was given a license. Just doesn't get one batting where he is.
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He he's never really gotten the knack of properly building an innings, and now that he's forced to every time he looks like he doesn't know what to do. But I just can't see him opening, and his batting against spin is still a worry when it comes to pushing him down the order (though to be fair that's happening anyway)
 
Neil Pickup

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It's amazing how uncomfortable Watson looks when playing the front-foot block against spin, compared to the way he utterly dominates it in the short form. Another argument for batting 6/7, I suppose.
 
Ruckus

Ruckus

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Neil Pickup said:
It's amazing how uncomfortable Watson looks when playing the front-foot block against spin, compared to the way he utterly dominates it in the short form. Another argument for batting 6/7, I suppose.
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ha I was just about to say how he isn't as bad as people make out. Using his feet pretty well atm.
 
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