Players / Plunket Shield / Shane Watson

Australia v SL, Champions Trophy, Group A, The Oval

Watson's diminishing returns

Jun 17, 2013: With the retirement of Michael Hussey and injury to Michael Clarke, Australia desperately needed Shane Watson to perform at the Champions Trophy

Champions Trophy 2013

Clarke concedes captaincy damage

Jun 15, 2013: Australia's captain Michael Clarke has conceded the actions of David Warner and other team-mates in Birmingham have constituted a serious blow to his leadership

Champions Trophy 2013

Defending champions face stiff test

Jun 6, 2013: Defending champions Australia enter the tournament with much to protect, but with a glaring weakness against the new ball, it will be a difficult road ahead

Australia news

India was lowest point of my career - Watson

Jun 2, 2013: Shane Watson is eager to move forward from the debacles that Australia had to negotiate in India with the first ever back-to-back Ashes series due to begin

Aus v WI, Champions Trophy Warm-up, Cardiff

Watson gives West Indies a lesson

Jun 1, 2013: Shane Watson gave West Indies a good lesson in how to change gears through an innings with a powerful century that helped Australia register an easy four-wicket victory in their first warm-up match

Rajasthan Royals 2013 review

Fairytale that was not to be

May 25, 2013: Rajasthan Royals, despite controversy and a poor away record, had their best season in five years

The Ashes 2013

Taylor calls for Watson to be Ashes opener

May 23, 2013: Mark Taylor believes restoring Shane Watson to the opening position and shifting David Warner down to No.5 or 6 could be the formula Australia need to post challenging totals on the upcoming Ashes tour

Rajasthan v Chennai, IPL 2013, Jaipur

'Instinctively knew' we'd have to score off Ashwin - Watson

May 13, 2013: Shane Watson, who slammed 70 off 34 balls on a pitch that aided the seam bowlers to help Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings, said he had "instinctively known" that offspinner R Ashwin was the one to go after during the chase

Rajasthan v Chennai, IPL 2013, Jaipur

Saving the best for the last

May 12, 2013: Holding back the best batsman has been a common strategy in Twenty20. It worked tonight, but its merits are open to debate

Rajasthan Royals v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2013, Jaipur

Faulkner, Watson swamp Sunrisers

Apr 27, 2013: The match had almost all the ingredients of an absorbing Twenty20 match

Australia's Watson dilemma

Apr 26, 2013: In 2009 and 2010, Shane Watson was Australia's best Test batsman, but since then his average is the lowest among their top-order batsmen

Chennai v Rajasthan, IPL 2013, Chennai

'I was half-capacity without my bowling' - Watson

Apr 23, 2013: Shane Watson's hundred, the first of IPL 2013, might have gone in vain as Chennai Super Kings chased down Rajasthan Royals' target of 186, but the Australian allrounder was relieved to be back among the runs and bowling once again

Chennai v Rajasthan, IPL 2013, Chennai

Super Kings batting might trumps Watson ton

Apr 22, 2013: Chennai Super Kings have more match-turning batsmen than any other side in the tournament, and that was on display yet again as they hunted down 186

Australia news

Watson insists he wasn't pushed

Apr 21, 2013: Shane Watson has insisted the decision to step down from the national vice-captaincy was his alone and was not prompted by Cricket Australia or the team management

Watson's resignation throws up important questions

Apr 20, 2013: Who should replace him? And is Watson still in Australia's best XI?

Australia news

Watson stands down as vice-captain

Apr 20, 2013: Shane Watson has stood down as Australia's vice-captain across all formats, declaring that he wants to focus his attention on his own performance

Australia news

Inverarity offers no guarantees for Watson

Mar 26, 2013: Shane Watson's place as Australia's vice-captain and even as a member of the Test team is far from guaranteed, after national selector John Inverarity indicated that the sometime-allrounder's future would be a major topic for discussion between now and th

Australia in India 2012-13

Watson admits batting form a concern

Mar 25, 2013: Shane Watson has endured a lean series as a batsman in India, and hopes to start bowling again before the Ashes

India v Australia, 4th Test, Delhi, 3rd day

Top-order batting let us down - Watson

Mar 24, 2013: Australia's acting captain Shane Watson has said a 4-0 thrashing is what Australia deserved given their struggles over the past few weeks and India's outstanding performances

India v Australia, 4th Test, Delhi, 3rd day

Watson most culpable of substandard batting order

Mar 24, 2013: As a senior player with a good record from his previous Tests in India, much more was needed from Shane Watson in this series