Watson determined to secure first drop spot

son said. ‘‘More so mentally than anything, to be able to bat for a long period of time in a Test match.

‘‘Because I hadn’t done it for a long period of time.

‘‘I knew I was lucky to continue to get an opportunity because especially in the first three Tests, opening, I didn’t score the runs that I wanted.

‘‘There’s those doubts that float around your head when you don’t score the runs you feel you can.

‘‘When it comes about, it certainly is rewarding to know ‘if I continue to put a few things together, then I’ve got a chance to do it again’.’’

Picture: ANDREW YATES Shane Watson on the attack for Australia against England during the fourth Test at Durham during the recent Ashes series