The story of Canada's Australian captain
Brydon Coverdale
25-Feb-2013
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In The Australian, Jon Pierik speaks to one of the more interesting characters at the World Cup, the man who smacked the fastest World Cup century in 2003, Canada’s captain John Davison.
Born in British Columbia to Australian parents, he moved to Australia aged five weeks. "My parents were over on a teaching exchange in Vancouver. My sister and myself were born in Canada," he said. "As soon as I was born, we moved back to Australia." It was only when he applied for a passport for a school trip to New Zealand when he was 16 that he realised he wasn't officially an Australian. "I was told I had to apply for a Canadian passport. I couldn't believe it," he said.
Shane Watson tells AAP of his desire to permanently move up the order from his No. 7 position and establish himself as an opener.
"Maybe not now but, in the next year or two, to be able to stamp my authority on the top order,” Watson said. “At the moment I'll make the most of batting No.7 and contributing wherever I can with the ball and with the bat. I feel my game is definitely suited more to the top order.”
Brydon Coverdale is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets here