Shane Watson almost ended England’s Twenty20 winning streak single-handedly with an outstanding performance with bat and ball. Once again he fell victim to the nervous fifties, but not before he had plundered Graeme Swann for three sixes in a row over mid-wicket.
He middled his drives more often than not, but initially he found placement difficult. If he had found the gaps there would be more blue lines down the ground denoting boundaries, in picture 1.
He was also the most effective with the ball, as England’s batsmen were cashing in against the express pace of Brett Lee and Shaun Tait. Not only did his medium pace earn Australia four wickets, he managed seven dot balls, picture 2, so England failed to score from just