Shane Watson goes into bat for Steve Smith as former Test captain prepares for grade cricket return

By Andrew Parkinson
Updated September 20 2018 - 7:02am, first published September 19 2018 - 11:10pm
Pictures: Chris Lane

Former Test all-rounder Shane Watson has gone into bat for Steve Smith on the eve of Smith’s return to grade cricket, saying the 12-month bans from international cricket handed to Smith and David Warner were ‘way, way over the top’.

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