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Opener ... Ed Cowan is under pressure at the top of the order. Source: Brett Costello / News Limited
Australian opener Ed Cowan says he welcomes the return of vice-captain Shane Watson to the Test side, but it won't come at his expense.
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Cowan on Sunday defended his record as opener with David Warner.
Watson has voiced his continued interest in returning to the opening slot after scoring 83 at No.4 in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Melbourne in December, then missing the Sydney Test with a calf injury.
The star allrounder's decision to shelve his interest in bowling at the moment due to injury concerns has removed the issue of how his position in the batting order affects his bowling workload.
Watson says opening is where he feels most comfortable.
"I've had my most success there in Test cricket especially,'' Watson said.
Watson's blazing form as an opener in the one-day series against the West Indies in Australia, with scores of 122 and 76 on Wednesday and Friday respectively, has fuelled the speculation.
"I'm not here to put extra pressure on Ed at all,'' added Watson, who's due to join Cowan in Chennai in the next few days.
"All I've said is the reasons why I got moved down the order were mainly to do with my bowling, to get the balance right.''
Cowan says Watson has shown he can bat anywhere in Australia's top six.
"I'm quite comfortable with myself and Davey (Warner) opening the batting,'' Cowan said.
"We've been the most successful opening partnership over the last 14 months both in terms of volume of runs and average per innings.
"So I can't see why anyone would suggest they'd want to break that partnership up.
"But it will be great to have Shane in good form, batting somewhere in the top six.''
Cowan will play in Australia's opening tour match against an Indian Board President's XI at Chennai's Guru Nanak College Ground on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Cowan said the question of Watson possibly returning to opening was no issue at all within the team's ranks.
"The public want to have their say and we understand that. There's nothing I can do but score runs and enjoy trying to win Test matches for Australia,'' the 13-Test player said.
"The trial-by-public takes care of itself if you're scoring runs.
"Shane Watson has had a great one-day series but so has George Bailey. I don't think we can read into one-day form particularly much.
"I'm sure Shane will contribute wherever he's told to bat.
"If I'm doing all that I can and scoring runs, then Shane Watson opening the batting doesn't become an issue.''
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