Glenn McGrath wants the selectors to show faith in Watson – Cricket news
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558, despite an ordinary performance in the opening two Tests of the on-going Ashes series and also wants Nathan Lyon to be included in the playing-11 of the next match.
Australia’s batsmen have miserably failed to deliver the goods in the first two matches of the all-important battle. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 has got a few starts in the series but the opening batsman has not been able to convert them into a big knock.
The legendary fast bowler advised the all-rounder to focus on playing with a straight bat; otherwise, he becomes an LBW candidate. McGrath wants the cricketer from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Queensland-c834 to score a couple of tons in the remaining three Tests of the series.
“He has always promised a lot and now he has to deliver. I think he needs to score at least a couple of hundreds in what is left of this series,” said the former fast bowler. “He may want to look to start playing straighter because I know, if I was bowling at him, I would be looking to set him for the lbw.”
Watson has so far scored 109 runs in the four innings in the series, with an average of 27.25 runs per knock.
The former speedster also advocated the return of Lyon in the playing-11 after an ordinary show with the ball by Ashton Agar, who remained wicket-less in the Lord’s Test. McGrath feels that the off-spinner has been doing well for the Kangaroos in recent past and he deserves to be given a chance to showcase his skills against the arch-rivals.
“http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nathan-Michael-Lyon-c78822, between his debut in 2011 and the start of this series, took as many wickets in Test cricket as any other Australian bowler, 76 at an average of 33. He should start the next Test,” he added.
The third Test of the battle is going to begin from August 1, at Old Trafford, Manchester. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 and company are keen to retain their supremacy over the tourists.
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