Body blow raises elementary concerns for Watson
Shane Watson is injured again and Robert Craddock, writing in The Australian , says it is dawning on Australia he might be unable to combine the roles of fast bowling and top-order batting.
Peter English
25-Feb-2013
Shane Watson is injured again and Robert Craddock, writing in The Australian, says it is dawning on Australia he might be unable to combine the roles of fast bowling and top-order batting.
The physical toll on fast bowlers is enormous. There are freaks of nature like Glenn McGrath and Courtney Walsh who, team-mates joke, could bowl in gum boots on snow and not leave footprints, so light is their tread. But Watson is not one of these.
He is built like a brick outhouse and moves with a robotic, clunky stride and a heavy tread that puts pressure on leg muscles that struggle under the burden. You can give him the best injury management tips in the business - he's heard them all - but he is what he is.
In the Sydney Morning Herald Chloe Saltau says Cricket Australia’s medical staff will look at whether Watson’s bulky body is responsible for his run of injuries.
Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo