Watson warms up

A brutal 95 from Shane Watson was the highlight of Australia's 211-run victory in a one-day tour match against the University of West Indies Vice Chancellor's XI in Barbados. In the final warm-up match before the one-day series gets underway on Tuesday, Watson led a powerful Australian batting performance of 5-337 from 50 overs. The tourists then dismissed the home side for just 126, completing a dominant performance. Watson was in excellent form, with six fours and four sixes in an 85-ball knock which will do his hopes of securing the opening spot in the five-match one-day series no harm. Watson put on 68 with Shaun Marsh (38), while he and Mike Hussey (50) then combined for another 103 runs. His innings was brought to a close five short of a century when Kavesh Kantasingh completed a clever catch off his own bowling.... [read full story]                    

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