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Shane Watson ready to play his part for Australia

Shane Watson says that he has full faith in his own abilities as an all-rounder, and is ready to return to the Australia fold should he be selected against Sri Lanka.

Australia all-rounder Shane Watson admits that he has only got himself to blame for his World Cup axing.

The 33-year-old made way for James Faulkner in the Baggy Greens' record 275-run win over Afghanistan yesterday, and he now faces a tough task of winning back his place for the meeting against Sri Lanka in Sydney.

Having averaged just 22.3 from his past 11 one-day international innings, Watson knows that he may need to rely on injuries or poor form elsewhere if he is to regain a spot in the side.

"I believe in myself and my own abilities," he is quoted as saying by Yahoo!. "If an opportunity comes along, I'll be ready to go. I know I haven't scored enough runs, so I've only got myself to blame. That's the way it goes.

"There are things I've made adjustments on even before I got dropped to try to improve and give myself a better chance to score runs and perform. I'm always trying to get better and learn, so that's all I can do."

Australia have now won two of their four games at the World Cup, while also losing one and seeing another washed out due to rain.

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Mitch Marsh of Australia celebrates after taking the wicket of Joe Root of England during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup match between England and Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground on February 14, 2015
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