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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Sydney, Jan 3 (IANS) Australian fast bowling legend Glenn McGrath has backed Shane Watson and predicted a return to form for the struggling all-rounder in the fourth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) beginning Tuesday.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\r\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/sangakkara-becomes-fastest-to-reach-12-000-test-runs--5819\">Sangakkara becomes fastest to reach 12,000 Test runs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Watson has endured an extended lean phase with the bat, failing to score a Test century in 12 months.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Criticism regarding the No.3 batsman has intensified in the ongoing Test series against India after he failed to get going with the bat.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;I&#39;ve always had faith in Shane, I think he&#39;s a quality player, he&#39;s a quality all-rounder and I think with Mitchell Marsh being injured he&#39;s an even bigger player,&quot; McGrath was quoted as saying by The Sydney Morning Herald Saturday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;It would be nice to see him go out and get a hundred here and a few wickets so that&#39;s my prediction for this Test match.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Watson himself admitted his shortcomings and said he felt the pressure steadily building on him.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;I feel I&#39;m under pressure when I&#39;m not scoring runs at any stage. If I&#39;m not performing, of course I&#39;m under pressure,&quot; the 33-year-old said Saturday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;The thing I think about the most is to just be able to contribute to the team, not whether I&#39;m playing or not. It&#39;s more so just being able to contribute to the team and feel like I&#39;m not a passenger.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">I do really want to be there to be able to contribute with bat and ball, that&#39;s what I think about the most.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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