Shane Watson is brilliant all-round cricketer, who has overcome a series of injuries to become a key member of the Australia team. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed fast medium bowler. He mainly bats as an opener in international cricket, although he does not do so domestically.
Born in Queensland, 'Watto' first started playing for Tasmania at the age of 20. Topping the bowling charts in the Pura Cup and good middle-order performances led to his selection for Australia's tour of South Africa in early 2002. Though he did not live up to the expectations then, Ponting and the selectors opined that he was on a learning curve and it would only be a matter of time before he came good. He continued to be a regular member of the ODI team before injury caused him to miss the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup. He made a comeback a year later and started playing as a bowling all-rounder. Watson made his Test debut against Pakistan in 2005, scoring 31 in the first innings and taking a wicket. A dislocated shoulder while fielding in a Test against the West Indies caused him to miss the remainder of the season.Later, in the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, Watson was given the chance to open the batting with Adam Gilchrist. The move paid rich dividends as he performed quite well with both bat and ball in the tournament. In 2007, another injury blighted his progress and questions were raised about his ability to handle the workload expected of an all-rounder. The 2008 edition of the Indian T20 League proved to be a crucial turning point in his career. The able stewardship of Shane Warne brought the best out of him and he was instrumental in Rajasthan's win in the inaugural season. Since then, he has regularly featured in Australia's Test, ODI and T20I squads and has been a consistent performer. His much improved bowling has eased the pressure on the four frontline bowlers and he is also an added asset at the top of the order. Watson was named the deputy of Michael Clarke in Tests and ODIs, post the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, along with the vice-captaincy of the T20I team all of which he gave up after Australia's disastrous Test tour to India in 2013.The following year, he was signed by the Sydney Sixers ahead of the first-ever Big Bash League and the Champions League T20. Watson then moved from the Sydney franchise to represent Brisbane Heat from the 2012 season.
A fter leaving his home state of Queensland,Watson started his first-class cricketing career for Tasmanian Tigers but returned to play for his native Queensland Bulls as his international career was initiating. He has also played for Hampshire in the English County Championship. He regards Terry Alderman as one of his mentors. Watson was selected for his first Australian team in early 2002, being selected to tour South Africa with the Test team after topping the Pura Cup wicket-taking charts for Tasmania. Australian captain at the time Steve Waugh stated that Watson would possibly be Australia's first genuine all rounderWatson continued as a regular member of the ODI team until he suffered three stress fractures in his back, at the start of 2003, missing the 2003 Cricket World Cup. He was replaced by his Queensland teammate Andrew Symonds and his injury sidelined him until the 2003–04 Australian season. During his rehabilitation he played most of the season as a batsman,
allowing himself to improve his batting skills while his back was still healing. Watson returned to regular ODI duty in the 2004–05 season, as a bowling all rounder. Thereafter his career as a international cricketer took off tonever look back .
Shane Watson : Indian Premier League
Watson played in the Indian Premier League for the Rajasthan Royals team. Signed up for US $125,000, he performed well with both the bat and the ball scoring four half-centuries to anchor his team to victory in three matches of the tournament and in the semifinals. He also picked up 17 wickets, won four man of the match awards in his first twelve games and also won the Man of the Series award.
Watson missed the second IPL season due to national duty and injury, and Rajasthan failed to reach the top four in the qualifying rounds. For 2011 season, Rajasthan Royals successfully retained Shane Watson along with the skipper Shane WarnePersonal Life of Shane Watson Watto's Wife - LEE FurlongWatson's wife Lee Furlong, whom he married in June 2010, is a Fox Sports Australia presenter. Furlong is also an ambassador for Cricket Australia and plans to blog throughout the matches and present fan segments at each Test. Watson recently signed on to a presenting gig with Fox Sports - the same network as his wife, who will soon host Football Superstar spin-off Cricket Superstar.
Glowing with love, Lee chuckles, "I get to see him now when I go to work." And adds, "He has been home for a bit too so we've had some quality time together."
"I think it's good for the guys to have as much normality as they can and I generally try and spend as much time with [Watson] as I can," she said taking the best care of her new hubby.
Shane Robert Watson is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed fast medium bowler. He mainly bats as an opener in international cricket, although he does not do so domestically.He debuted for the Australian cricket team in 2002, playing his first One Day International against South Africa. While he has become a regular member of the one-day squad, Watson has played few Test Matches for Australia, having debuted against Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground in January 2005.
Despite being allocated to be Australia's designated Test all-rounder, injuries have often prevented him from claiming his position in the Test team. However, from the second half of 2009, Watson has acted as Australian Test opening batsman, along with Simon Katich.
Watson was awarded the 2010 Allan Border Medal and again in 2011, becoming the second player (after Ricky Ponting) to win back-to back Allan Border Medals. Watson's wife Lee, whom he married on 3 June 2010, is a Fox Sports Australia presenter.
Watson played in the Indian Premier League for the Rajasthan Royals team. Signed up for US $125,000, he performed well with both the bat and the ball scoring four half-centuries to anchor his team to victory in three matches of the tournament and in the semifinals.
He also picked up 17 wickets, won four man of the match awards in his first twelve games and also won the Man of the Series award.
On the back of his IPL performance, Watson was subsequently selected to replace Matthew Hayden in the one day series as part of Australia's tour to the West Indies, after Hayden had injured himself during the IPL season.Watson went on to establish himself as an ODI opener in the series.
On 30 March 2011, Watson was named test and ODI vice-captain. On 11 April 2011 he made 185 not out off 96 balls against Bangladesh. Watson hit 15 sixes in this innings, breaking the record previously held by Xavier Marshall. He also scored the highest one day international score by an Australian batsman passing Matthew Hayden's score of 181 not out set in 2007.
Watson missed the second IPL season due to national duty and injury, and Rajasthan failed to reach the top four in the qualifying rounds. For 2011 season, Rajasthan Royals successfully retained Shane Watson along with the skipper Shane Warne.
The first thing I thought when I heard Shane Watson was releasing an autobiography was simply, “why?”
Nowadays so many sportsmen seem to release books regarding their personal lives before they’re even close to wrapping up their careers. In some cases many onlookers dismiss their highlighted achievements as nothing extraordinary within the game of professional sport. It’s perhaps seen as arrogant, but a decent money spinner to cash in while the going is good.However, this book is different so don’t be fooled. It is almost like a confession, an honest plea to the reader to understand the Shane Watson story, to understand how hard it has been for him to get to the elite level.
Why was this book released at time when Watto’s career has only in recent years taken the major step up, where he now stands as a senior cricketer for Australia, and one of the most accomplished modern day cricketers?
I realised it’s because this bloke has been through way more injuries and setbacks than most sportsmen, let alone cricketers. Who knows when another injury could be triggered? The setbacks along the way had little to do with his cricket abilities. It’s a story that made me realise the true struggles and challenges Shane Watson, or ‘Watto’, has been through. It’s been a tough journey.
The book structure follows the usual formula where we’re given a glimpse into the early years of Watto’s life, peering through the imagination that was set free during the backyard cricket matches that took place. This follows through to his State days where we’re given insight into the politics with his move from Queensland to Tasmania, where he was able to put himself on the map. His return to Queensland is recognised as one where he was able to benefit from a really strong State system for a very strong emerging International cricketer. The politics gradually subsided as Shane Watson started to show his true colours.
What we’re exposed to chapter after chapter is something we’re all very familiar with. Injury!
The history of Watto’s injuries goes back to when he was just 12 years old and how it’s continued to burden his career. If I was to list each and every injury mentioned in this book, it would be quite a few pages. The media focus on this, over and above his abilities, clearly had an emotional impact on him, which has been so unfortunate but this sheds light as to just how bad the injuries were to affect both his professional and personal life.If anything it made me appreciate what Watto has done for Australian cricket and just how damn hard he’s worked to get to where he is with his career.
Shane Warne wasn’t joking when he mentioned in his book Shane Warne's Century (2008):
“Believe me, this guy has talent to burn. All he needs is a change of luck with his fitness to be able to show the world why we rate him so highly back home. Up to now he has given glimpses of his enormous potential, but if people saw him in the IPL this year and then in the one-day series in the West Indies they will know he is ready to deliver consistently."
When recalling his matches for Australia there is a regular recall of stats and personal innings highlights. It was good to read about Watto’s special matches, mostly the games post the 2008 Indian Premier League when things really started to heat up with his batting. He writes about the experiences of personal and emotional outpourings when achieving match winning input for Australian cricket, e.g. The back-to-back hundreds in the ICC 2009 Champions Trophy semi-final and final, which followed the 2009 Ashes loss and some bleak limited overs performances for Watto.
Another truth about Shane Watson is that he’s a bloke who wears his heart on his sleeve. He’s also a mighty competitive bloke, so often these two characteristics can clash.
There is also a very honest account regarding clashes with opposition players and various opinions on other cricketers.
This is another element of the clash between the emotional and competitive sides to Watto.
For example; the Chris Gayle incident, where Watto did that outrageously over the top appeal, is brought to light.
One thing that struck me is that whenever Watto has been in a spot of bother, Ricky Ponting has always been right there to talk him through everything. It’s a quality Punter has to connect with his teammates and nearly every Australian cricketer’s autobiography I read has nothing but high praise for Punter, well beyond his cricket abilities.There’s also some excellent information into tactic, strategy and tips for the aspiring cricketer. This is something extensively covered in Michael Hussey’s book Driven to succeed.
Watto also writes how his batting technique came about, how he customised the perfect bat with GM (Gunn and Moore Cricket), and the art behind reverse swing bowling. I personally enjoyed these little snippets between each chapter, aptly called Drinks Breaks.
A good read was the perspective from another player regarding the infamous boot camp!
So far Watto is the youngest bloke from that camp whose opinion I have read, and he seemed to be the most enthusiastic of the lot for the camp. Incredible how the initial negative approach to it from the player’s and support staff turned into such a strong bond that led to a 5-0 Ashes victory and a fourth World Cup title.
Reading about Watto’s love for music and how it came about was refreshing. Sometimes our hobbies and passions in life come in about in mysterious ways. Watto’s was through injury – how appropriate! The connection to the guitar with music as his escape may have not become so deep had he not succumbed to so many injuries.
Along with the music he shares a bit about his relationship with his wife, Lee Furlong Watson. I like the family values that regularly come across with regards to how Watto lives his life. When he speaks of family or his personal ambitions outside of cricket he just strikes me as an all round sort of bloke - given the all-rounder he is it is fitting. For example, many “well known” couples would easily sell off their wedding photos and a big press story for their big day of union, but when Watto and Lee married it was a private setup which was very traditional. No paparazzi nonsense. The small
things can make you look differently at someone. The part of the book that summed it up for me was right in the beginning. It was quite a special story and the re-collection was great. It is, perhaps, a very symbolic moment in Watto’s career. It also made me realise how much his career must mean to him, especially thinking back to that first major setback as a kid.
“I remember sitting in the doctor’s surgery after getting a bone scan that showed I had another hot spot – another stress fracture. I was shattered, thinking I might not be able to do what I had always wanted to do.I cried all the way home, then lay in my room just sobbing my heart out. Every kid has disappointments in life – many much bigger than mine. And plenty of boys would be happy to have done what I’d already achieved. But I had a dream and it had looked like there was a real possibility of it coming true...now it seemed it could be over. Dad came up to my room and said he wanted to have a chat to me. He took me out the back, underneath our big willow tree.
The willow is famous for two things, weeping and cricket bats, and there I was, heartbroken because my dreams of being a bowler seemed like they were over. But Dad told me how proud he was of what I’d achieved already and of the things I’d been able to do. Like playing for the Queensland Under-12s – this he’d not done because he was never quite good enough. He told me not to give up; I still had my batting – I’d even won a bat for scoring a century for Ipswich Under-12s. The pep talk
kept me going, because at that stage I could have easily packed it in. I remember that moment like it was yesterday – sitting there with Dad, still crying but talking it all through. The tree’s not there anymore, but I’ll never forget that day. It’s the kind of thing you’d put in a movie.” I guess if there was something to take away from this book it would be the simplest piece of motivation to hear, but the hardest to follow through with. That is to never, ever give up, and this can only be driven through self-belief.
None of Watto’s achievements could have been possible had he not had the self-belief and motivation to keep going, to seek the best help to combat his injuries and having had the values to keep going to follow his dreams, which started in the backyard back as a child in Ipswich, Queensland.
Shane Robert Watson (conceived 17 June 1981) is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-given
batsman and a right-gave quick medium bowler.
Shane Watson appeared for the Australian cricket group in 2002, playing his initial One Day International against South Africa. While he has turned into a customary part of the one-day squad, Watson just arrived at his 50th Test Match for Australia in the fifth Ashes match in January 2014, having appeared against Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground in January 2005. Regardless of being dispensed to be Australia's assigned Test all-rounder, wounds have regularly kept him from guaranteeing his position in the Test group. Nonetheless, from the second 50% of 2009, Watson went about as Australian Test opening batsman, alongside Simon Katich, however has since subsided into the number three position. Shane Watson was honored the 2010 Allan Border Medal and again in 2011, turning into the second player (after Ricky Ponting) to win consecutive Allan Border Medals. Watson's wife Lee, whom he wedded on 3 June 2010, is a Fox Sports Australia moderator.
Shane Watson was proclaimed man of the arrangement in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 for scoring a sum of 249 with a normal of 49.80, while bringing 11 wickets with the ball. He is the main player to win four continuous Player of the Match Awards in ICC occasion history. He has additionally been voted the man of the competition in the IPL a record two times in 2008 and 2013. As indicated by Forbes, Watson is the most elevated paid cricketer outside of India, gaining over Us$5.9 million in 2012 and 2013. He turned into the most elevated paid Australian cricketer in 2011.
Shane Watson Awards
Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year: 2002
Australian ODI Player of the Year: 2011, 2012
Australian Test Player of the Year: 2011
Allan Border Medal: 2010, 2011
Australian Twenty20 Player of the Year: 2012, 2013
McGilvray Medal 2010
Player of the series ODI vs. West indies 2008(away), New Zealand 2009-10(away), India 2009-10(away), England 2010-11,
Bangladesh 2011(away)
Player of the series Tests vs. Pakistan 2009-10
Player of the series T20 vs. West Indies 2011-12(away), World T20 2012-13
Player of the series IPL 2008, 2013
He is now back with his team-mates now and has been made captain for the fourth and final Test with India, a huge honour for the Queenslander.
He said: 'It's really a dream come true to be asked to captain your country. I've captained some one-day internationals, but to be asked to captain a Test will be the ultimate honour,' Watson said.
'It's obviously very disappointing that Michael hasn't come up, his batting and leadership will certainly be sorely missed, but I'm looking forward to the challenge and responsibility over the next five days.
'Michael and Mickey talked to me about it when I first arrived back here in India. It was always going to be touch and go for him to be able to play. I mentally started preparing from there. I am really excited about the opportunity. It's disappointing that Michael is not going to be fit for this Test match. 'His batting we are going to sorely miss, the amazing touch he is in at the moment and also his leadership skills as well. Hopefully I can fill the void in some way to help the team finish off on a good note.'But the former Hampshire batsman is facing an uphill battle to stop his team being whitewashed in India. Ravichandran Ashwin claimed four wickets as India stamped their mark on the opening day of the fourth Test against Australia in Delhi.
The spotlight before the match had been on Watson, who was back in the line-up having been one of four players suspended for the third Test for disciplinary reasons.
But the 31-year-old failed to inspire his side, who suffered a mid-session slump before Steve Smith and Peter Siddle provided some resistance to help the tourists reach 231 for eight at stumps.
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