http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558 keen to leave behind the controversies – Cricket News
Geared up to do well in future, Australia’s premier all-rounder, Shane Watson, has admitted that the tour of India earlier this year was the lowest point of his career.
The hard-hitting top-order batsman, along with three other cricketers, was banned from the third Test of the four-match series in India, as he failed to submit a team assignment in time. Watson gave a few controversial statements during the event and later resigned as the vice-captain of the national team. To make matters worse, the cricketer from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Queensland-c834 failed to perform well with the bat against quality spinners.
"Whatever happened throughout http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, certainly for me personally, was the lowest point in my cricket career, there's no doubt about that." he said. "The decisions that were made were made for a reason and we certainly have to move forward as a team."
The 31-year-old all-rounder is expected to play a crucial role for the Kangaroos in the upcoming http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Champions Trophy 2013 as well as the Ashes, which will begin next month with the first Test at Nottingham on July 10.
After the series in England, another Ashes will be played in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 understands that the Baggy Greens must gel well as a unit if they are to compete against a strong English side.
"We've got a lot of big cricket coming up so we've got to put all the things that happened to us in India behind us," the all-rounder added. "We've got to find ways to get the best out of ourselves as individuals and as a team. If we don't, then it could be a long 10 months."
Over the last few years, Watson has emerged as one of the finest all-rounders of the modern-era, having the ability to change the course of a game single-handedly. However, a number of injuries have hampered his growth as a bowler.
If Watson is at the peak of his game during the on-going tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, the Kangaroos will surely possess a massive chance of tasting success in the Champions Trophy as well as in the Ashes.
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