da gbg bet： The injury-plagued Shane Watson should not be taken to the World Cup unless he strings together a series of impressive performances before the squad is named, according to Bob Simpson
da bet7k： Cricinfo staff28-Jan-2007
Shane Watson returned to domestic cricket for Queensland on Thursday © Getty Images
The injury-plagued Shane Watson should not be taken to the World Cup unless he strings together a series of impressive performances before the squad is named, according to Bob Simpson. Watson, who has just returned from a hamstring injury for the second time in six weeks, should need to demonstrate he is fully fit and in form to justify his selection, Simpson said.Simpson, a former Australia coach and selector, said choosing a player based on potential rather than performances was a risky strategy. “He’s got to prove himself because he virtually hasn’t played this year and it’s a huge gamble if he hasn’t proved his fitness,” Simpson told the .”Obviously the selectors have made him their favourite and they are trying to push him through. But no-one should go unless they are performing and totally fit. No-one has a God-given right to walk into the team on potential, particularly when you are talking about a World Cup. He’s definitely got to get out there and show them what he’s got.”But Watson, who missed the entire Ashes series with a lingering hamstring problem and has had only limited domestic cricket this season, said he was working to regain 100% fitness. “I’m a lot more conscious of what I’m putting into my body, my diet, and I’m much more conscious of the way I recover to make sure that my body’s right,” Watson said in the .”[My team-mates] know how hard I work on my game and that I give myself every chance to be fit and to succeed. Sure, you can always do more, and I’ve talked to a lot of people about how to do things better. You’ve got to sometimes learn along the way, to learn the hard way.”
