Five of Shane Watson's most terrible DRS calls

Ashes 2015

Watson actually had a good Ashes tour in Australia a couple of years back, and he’d even made some good scores. His front foot wasn’t as wayward as it used to be, so it looked like he was improving his technique. As Australia looked to retain the Ashes, Watson and his supposedly perfect technique would be put to the test.

It all went downhill in the very first test. Stuart Broad slipped in one of his specials, very full and very straight. Watson was given out LBW, and he reviewed it. To the naked eye, it looked high. But for Hawkeye, it only needed to clip the bails – and it did. Watson frowned, looked at the pitch and shook his head. Referral unsuccessful.

The second innings was no better than the first. Full ball, played across, hit in front. Watson said a quick prayer, conferred with Johnson at the other end and reviewed it. The match was on the line, his career was on the line. The ball pitched in line – red. It hit him in line – red. It clipped leg-stump - red. Three reds. Watson put his head down and trudged to the dressing room. He would never play test cricket again. Referral unsuccessful.

Shane Watson’s last ever DRS Referral – Unsuccessful

Here's a video compilation of all the terrible DRS calls made by Watson.