Watson’s injury forces Australia to go the old fashioned route – Cricket News Update
Australian Head Coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 series.
The Kangaroos’ preparation was dealt a blow when it was revealed by Arthur himself that their premier all-rounder will not take any part in the upcoming first Test following a calf complaint. It has not been the first time that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 has suffered an injury but his absence deprives the team of an attacking, all-round option.
The 31-year-old is widely regarded amongst the most feared players in modern day cricket but his catalogue of injuries has often seen him miss plenty of action for the national team. Having recovered from injury just two months ago, Watson again found himself on the treatment table after injuring his calf while bowling during a domestic game for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-South-Wales-c823.
Instead of making a like-for-like replacement, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rob-Quiney-c2340, to the squad, in a bid to have six specialist batsmen in the team.
That ruled out the inclusion of all-rounder in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 by a 4-0 margin last year.
"There was [consideration of another allrounder], we had a look at all the scenarios," Arthur said. "As a panel we were very keen on picking what we thought was our best top-six batters. I think that's really important, especially against a good bowling attack, we wanted to pick our best top six. Then we look down the line at what our best four bowlers are to get us 20 wickets. We've gone down the old fashioned route of picking six batters, four bowlers and a keeper."
The first Test at Gabba begins on Friday.
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