All-round energy

Quality allrounders are difficult to keep quiet and Shane Watson has been gaining plenty of attention this month. Today he says in The Age that Bennett King, the West Indies coach, has been the biggest influence of his career after rebuilding his technique following stress fractures.

Watson also displays the desire to grow into Andrew Flintoff’s bulky shoes and adds another aim in the Herald Sun when he says he wants to become Australia’s king of reverse-swing.