Watson was expected to be fit for the fourth Test on Boxing Day and the MCG in Melbourne, and because of Damien Martyn's unexpected retirement, it looked likely that Watson would be included in the side. Michael Clarke was called up in Watson's place, and responded with a half-century, and then a century to cement Clarke's place in the team. However, he came off the ground in a one-day domestic game the week before the first Test with a suspected hamstring tear, which ruled him out for the first three Tests.
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Watson was named in the squad for the 2006–07 Ashes series against England. In the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy held in South Africa, Watson again played a prominent role, making two consecutive 100s against England and New Zealand in semi-final and final, helping Australia to defend their title. After failing in the first two matches against the West Indies and England, Watson made a 50 in Australia's victory over India, which sealed their place in the semi-finals, he then took 2 wickets and scored 57 not out in the finals to seal the win. This changed when Watson opened the batting for Australia at the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, alongside wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist, instead of Simon Katich. Watson was again replaced by Symonds and was unable to represent Australia for the remainder of the summer. Watson played against the ICC World XI in the role, but he dislocated his shoulder in just his second Test in that designated role against the West Indies, after diving to field a ball. He also made his test debut in the Third Test against Pakistan as the fifth bowler, to allow Australia to play two spinners and three pace bowlers on a dry Sydney Cricket Ground pitch.Īustralian selectors included Watson as the fifth bowler and all rounder in all Test matches following the 2005 Ashes series. Watson returned to regular ODI duty in the 2004–05 season, as a bowling all rounder. He was replaced by his Queensland teammate Andrew Symonds, who proceeded to establish his position as the all rounder after scoring 143* and 91* during the tournament. Watson continued as a regular member of the ODI team until he suffered three stress fractures in his back, at the start of 2003, missing the 2003 Cricket World Cup. Watson did make his ODI debut on tour, replacing Steve Waugh, who was sacked after the team failed to make the ODI finals in the preceding Australian summer. Watson was selected for his first Australian team in early 2002, being selected to tour South Africa with the Test team after topping the Pura Cup wicket-taking charts for Tasmania, as well as steady middle-order batting performances. He also played for Hampshire in the English County Championship in 2005. He started his first-class cricketing career for Tasmania after leaving his home state of Queensland, but returned to play for his native Queensland as his international career was beginning. Shane Watson was an AIS Australian Cricket Academy scholarship holder in 2000.
Ahead of IPL 2022, Watson joined Delhi Capitals as assistant coach of the franchise. On 2 November 2020, he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. He is one of the two players to score a century and take a hat-trick in the Indian Premier League along with Rohit Sharma. He is considered one of the most influential white ball all-rounders in this era and won the Player of the Series or Most Valuable Player award in a number of crucial tournaments, including the 2009 Champions Trophy, 2012 World T20, 2008 IPL and 2013 IPL. According to Forbes, Watson was the highest-paid non-Indian cricketer in the world for five consecutive years between 20. Watson holds several records in T20Is, ODIs and T20s. He was the last player to retire from Australia's golden era of the early 2000s. 1 T20I all-rounder for 150 weeks, including an all-time record of 120 consecutive weeks ( – 30 January 2014).
He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed fast-medium swing bowler who played international cricket between 20. Shane Robert Watson (born 17 June 1981) is an Australian former cricketer, and occasional captain in all formats, who has played for Australia's national cricket team.
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