That’s what Shane Watson and Simon Katich seem to be at the moment, and not in a shell suits and britpop-inspired way. Both got out within touching distance of three figures on the first day of the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan – scoring 93 and 98 respectively – and in doing so, continued something of a December trend.

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Stuck in the nineties

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