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Shane Watson

Fiery

Fiery

Banned
Perm said:
Brett Lee does look ridiculous with that skip and when he gets his chainsaw going it's pretty poor, but I always get the feeling that he is a really top notch guy, unlike Watson who I feel is a moron.
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:laugh: Love your honesty Perm
 
Matt79

Matt79

Hall of Fame Member
Have to say that while I don't mind Watson as a person and am a bit of a fan (sometimes of the long suffering variety) of him as a cricketer, recently I've taken to saying his name like "Matt Damon" out of Team America. For some reason that amuses me. :D
 
pup11

pup11

International Coach
Atleast watto hasn't taken off his shirt on the ground to celebrate, like freddie or ganguly. It hardly matters if watto's celebrations are weird if he can back it up with good performances.
 
PhoenixFire

PhoenixFire

International Coach
pup11 said:
Atleast watto hasn't taken off his shirt on the ground to celebrate, like freddie or ganguly. It hardly matters if watto's celebrations are weird if he can back it up with good performances.
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There is a small difference between winning an international ODI series, and taking an ODI wicket...........
 
Richard

Richard

Cricket Web Staff Member
In Freddie's case we hadn't even won the series!

It was OTT IMO and I don't blame Ganguly in the slightest for returning the compliment when India achieved something far more worthwhile in the return series.

BTW, good to see ABdeV back in the avatar. :thumbup:
 
Prince EWS

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
Fiery said:
You just want to know if he got an autograph for you :p
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Well I have a Watto-signed cricket ball. I actually had two once upon a time but I gave one away (I only had two for a week or so though.)

I'm sure you're shattered that you can't buy that second one from me, because I know you're such a big fan...
 
Fiery

Fiery

Banned
Prince EWS said:
Well I have a Watto-signed cricket ball. I actually had two once upon a time but I gave one away (I only had two for a week or so though.)

I'm sure you're shattered that you can't buy that second one from me, because I know you're such a big fan...
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:laugh: I'll get over it. Time heals all wounds
 
Evermind

Evermind

International Debutant
After watching Watson for the first time in the CB series, I have a feeling he's gonna be smacked around all over the park come the WC.

Lookin' forward to it.
 
andyc

andyc

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Just posted this on the SMH boards, though it probably won't get up there, as my last comment didn't. An interesting analysis of Watson and Flintoff, though. It was a comparison of Flintoff and Watson at the same stage (3 test matches, 57 ODIs)

Flintoff after 3 tests:
91 runs @ 18.2, 1 wicket @ 157.00
Watson after 3 tests:
81 runs @ 20.24, 2 wickets @ 61.5

Flintoff after 57 ODIs:
1173 runs @ 26.06, 52 wickets @ 27.38
Watson after 57 ODIs:
856 runs @ 30.57, 58 wickets @ 32.72

As you can see, there's no big difference between their stats. In tests, Watson has the upper hand (not that either are special, I'll give you that, but Watson has vastly superior first class stats, especially in terms of batting).

In one dayers, again no big difference. Watson has the better batting average (less runs, but when you're in the Aussie side you're not going to bat as much as an English player), while Flintoff has the better bowling average, although Watson has more wickets .

I'm not saying Watson's as good as Flintoff, or that he's going to be, cause I don't know. But at the early stage of his career, Flintoff was pretty average as well. The fact is, Watson has buckets of potential to develop into, at the very worst, a top 6 batsman for Australia in tests. He's not going to be a genuine allrounder, but if his bowling keeps improving, he'll be able to offer us with a viable 5th bowling option, while keeping his spot with his batting alone. I mean, the bloke averages just under 50 in first class cricket, and just over 30 with the ball.

CBF changing it much, cause I'm lazy.
 
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