By Richard Edwards

Learning curve: Shane Watson’s spell in England helped develop his game

THE abiding memory of Shane Watson for most English supporters will be of the ball thudding squarely into his pads as he looked pleadingly at the umpire to spare him his blushes.
But after the hulking Aussie all-rounder called time on his Big Bash career last week – effectively ending his professional career in Australian cricket – there will be plenty of Hampshire supporters still misty-eyed over his ability to smite a cricket ball vast distances.
“Shane Watson was one of t...