Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson reckons that despite the rough performance by the Indian batting order in England, they will do a far better job against Australia later this year. Barring the Indian skipper Virat Kohli (544 runs in 4 Tests) and partially Cheteshwar Pujara, most of the Indian batsmen could not perform up to their potential as England have already clinched the series with a 3-1 lead.
As per the reports of PTI, Watson said, “It is not easy to play swing bowling. Trust me when Australia travel to England for Ashes next year, it won’t be easy for them also. England is the only place where the ball swings that much primarily due to conditions. You just can’t land in England once every three years and be successful. Virat has scored loads of runs and I remember a fine century by (KL) Rahul at the SCG. Even Rahane scored a few runs.”
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For Watson, it is a global phenomenon that teams are not travelling well and India shouldn’t be blamed for their performance. However, the Indian batsmen, who are known to play spin well, have once again flopped against Moeen Ali like the series of 2014. India have also not negotiated Australia’s Nathan Lyon well but Watson feels that a quality spinner will always be a difficult proposition for any batsman.
Talking about the same, Shane said, “Look at Shane Warne’s track record. He got wickets all around the world and knew how to bowl on Day 4 and 5 tracks. Ditto for Lyon or Moeen, who know how to make the best use of the fourth and fifth-day track.”
When asked about the most talked about the 100-ball format conceived by England and Wales Cricket Board, Watson said that T10 will be much different from 100-ball format.
