Watson Wary of 'Incredible' Pakistan

Australian cricket all-rounder Shane Watson is expecting Pakistan to come out firing in Friday’s Cricket World Cup quarter-final, saying a knock-out situation usually brought out the best in them.

“They can play some incredible cricket, as they have in times I’ve played against them, but they also can self-destruct quite quickly as well,” Watson said.

“That’s the reason why Pakistan are so dangerous especially in a knock-out game like this quarter-final.

“They have certainly got some match-winners. Once this Pakistan team gets on a roll, they are able to use that momentum to be able to shut down teams very quickly.”

Watson, at 33 one of the senior-most Australian players, hoped his team can see off Pakistan in front of their home supporters and move into the semi-final against either defending champions India or Bangladesh in Sydney on March 26.