Australian captain Ricky Ponting has indicated the Tri-Nations tournament in Malaysia could benefit all-rounder Shane Watson more than anyone else in the green and gold.
Ponting has been a supporter of Watson but said he needs to be able to control his emotions better on the field and not give so much away in his negative body language..jpg)
"It's a bit of a maturity thing," Ponting told the Courier Mail.
"Looking at him when he shows that type of body language, you might think you have got to him a little bit. I think it's important for him his body language improves."
"It's a bit of emotion and the fact that he is so hard on himself."
"It comes out when he happens to bowl a bad ball or he misfields because he sets such high standards."
"Glenn (McGrath) is pretty much the same. He shows it when he bowls a bad ball but Shane is harder on himself than most guys."
Meanwhile, Ponting felt that the 17-day tour could also be a great chance to test out some spin options in the one-day game with Brad Hogg and Dan Cullen likely to be given plenty of chances to show their wares.
"Hoggy has done a terrific job for us for a long period of time and been a fairly underrated cricketer as far as everyone is concerned," Ponting said.
"We also have the chance to give Dan Cullen some exposure at the next level."
Australia plays its first match in the Tri-Nations series against the West Indies on Tuesday.
Australian touring team to Malaysia
Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Hussey (vice-captain), Matthew Hayden, Shane Watson, Glenn McGrath, Simon Katich, Damien Martyn, Andrew Symonds, Brett Lee, Stuart Clark, Brad Hogg, Mitchell Johnson, Phil Jaques, Brad Haddin, Dan Cullen, Mark Cosgrove, Michael Clarke, Nathan Bracken.
