Shane Watson hit on the helmet in nets bouncer scare

By Chloe Saltau
Updated December 24 2014 - 10:13am, first published 9:19am

The lasting emotional effects of Phillip Hughes' tragic accident were on raw display at Australia's MCG training session three days before the Boxing Day Test. A shaken Shane Watson sat on a drinks cooler with his head in his hands after he was struck on the helmet by a James Pattinson bouncer, prompting an eerie silence to fall on the nets and both men to leave in visible distress.

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