Watson falters as Mr Cricket gives 66 good reasons he should stay

BATTING conditions were outstanding, the bowling attack was average, but that only transpired against Michael Hussey. He defied the huge margin for failure by scoring 66 and looked very much the player fans have become used to and opposition players have grown tired of. If the 34-year-old were under pressure from selectors looking to eventually move Shane Watson down the order, Hussey's 17th Test half-century yesterday put a dismissive gavel to the notion. As for talk selectors had asked him to open the batting in a swap with Watson, he said: "No, no truth."

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