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Watson in doubt for Sydney Test

Shane Watson is in doubt for the Sydney Test after suffering yet another injury while bowling.

27-Dec-2012•Brydon Coverdale

Confident of Watson's leadership - Clarke

Australia captain Michael Clarke remained hopeful of his participation in the Boxing Day Test despite a hamstring injury, but was confident of his team's prospects under Shane Watson's leadership if he wasn't fit to play

25-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando in Melbourne

Showpiece for hosts, last chance for tourists

ESPNcricinfo's preview of the second Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in Melbourne

25-Dec-2012•Daniel Brettig

Clarke 50-50, Starc to sit out

Australia's chairman of selectors, John Inverarity, has declared Michael Clarke only had a 50-50 chance of playing the Boxing Day Test and said Mitchell Starc was almost certain to be rested due to his heavy workload

23-Dec-2012•Brydon Coverdale in Melbourne

Watson likely to lead on Boxing Day

Shane Watson's Test captaincy debut is now a "distinct possibility" following Michael Clarke's suffering of a hamstring strain in the first Test against Sri Lanka

17-Dec-2012•Daniel Brettig at Bellerive Oval

I am number four, says Watson

Shuffled almost as often as a deck of cards in a poker den, Shane Watson's itinerant Test match batting career may finally have found a permanent home at No. 4

12-Dec-2012•Daniel Brettig in Hobart

New No.4 Watson wants more bowling

Shane Watson hopes his move to No.4 in the Test batting order will allow him to take on a greater bowling workload

07-Dec-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Watson tipped to move down the order

Shane Watson's gradual slide down the order is set to continue with Ricky Ponting's replacement expected to take over the No.3 position

04-Dec-2012•Brydon Coverdale

Watson ready to push himself

Despite having played little cricket in recent times, Shane Watson is convinced about his readiness to bowl as many overs as his team needs in Perth and ease the workload of the frontline seamers

28-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale in Perth

Johnson, Hastings and Hazlewood called up

Mitchell Johnson has returned to Australia's Test squad for the first time in a year and has been joined by the uncapped Josh Hazlewood and John Hastings as Australia consider their bowling options for the third Test in Perth

26-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig and Brydon Coverdale

Ponting, Quiney wobble as Watson improves

Ricky Ponting may have only one more Test to prove his worth to Australia's 2013 Ashes campaign and Rob Quiney's brief moment in the sun appears to be over

24-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig at Adelaide Oval

Clarke insists Watson saga no distraction

Australia's captain Michael Clarke has denied the saga surrounding Shane Watson's futile attempt to be fit for the Adelaide Test is a distraction for the team as they attempt to claim a 1-0 lead in the series against South Africa

21-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Watson's fitness test not a Test

Shane Watson chugged through a second fitness test in 24 hours at Adelaide Oval on Tuesday, trying his tender calf through jogging, running and near enough to sprinting over 30 minutes under the unblinking morning sun

20-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Watson won't bowl in Adelaide

Shane Watson will not bowl in Adelaide, and accepts that his inability to do so will count against him significantly at the selection table ahead of the second Test against South Africa

19-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Watson surplus to series unless he can bowl

Shane Watson is surplus to Australia's requirements for the Test series against South Africa unless he can prove himself fit enough to bowl

14-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig

Starc, Johnson in contention for Adelaide

The left-armers Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson could come into consideration for the Adelaide Test, despite Australia's strong performance in the draw at the Gabba

14-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale

Australia's captain without a deputy

The absence of the official vice-captain, Shane Watson, due to injury has left Australia without a second-in-command for the first Test against South Africa

08-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale

Australia reluctant for Watson to stop bowling

Michael Clarke has not yet considered the possibility of cutting down Shane Watson's bowling workload when he returns to the Test side

06-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale

Watson ruled out of first Test, Quiney to debut

Shane Watson has been officially ruled out of contention for the first Test of Australia's series against South Africa at the Gabba

05-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale in Brisbane

Injured Watson's Test hopes slim

Shane Watson's only faint hope of playing against South Africa at the Gabba is as a batsman alone - and the team performance manager Pat Howard has revealed the national selectors are considering the possibility

04-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig

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