Relieved Watson aware of tipping point
Shane Watson is lucky Pakistan are one of the worst fielding teams in world cricket as his first Test century was in the hands of Abdur Rauf, but only briefly. On 99, Watson cut hard to point where Rauf misjudged the easy chance and spilled the ball, one of five catches put down by Pakistan during the match, allowing Watson a single to achieve his milestone.
It was a dramatic way to end an agonising stay in the nineties for Watson, who spent 67 minutes, plus the 40-minute lunch break, searching for those ten important runs. Pakistan didn’t make things easy; once he reached the nineties they bowled well wide of off stump and the message was if you want it, you’ve got to take the risk and chase it. Read more
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