Australia coach Mickey Arthur has suggested Shane Watson could move to number four in the batting order, with captain Michael Clarke to stay at five. The retirement of Ricky Ponting leaves a gap in the Australian top order ahead of the upcoming three-Test series against Sri Lanka. Usman Khawaja and Phil Hughes are favourites to earn recalls, while Rob Quiney remains in contention despite the slow start to his Test career. While Arthur and the selection panel remain undecided as to who will come in, the South African said former opener Watson could drop further down the order. “We haven’t even discussed it yet, so I’m obviously putting a personal opinion,” he said. “Without wanting to name names, it will probably be a guy who will come in and bat three and possibly a move for Watto to four. “It just looks right and gives us a bit of stability. “Michael and I, once we see who that guy is – and we’ve got in our minds who we think the guy is, but we still need to discuss that as a selection panel – and then sit down in Hobart next Monday when we arrive there, we’ll make a decision on what our preferred batting order is going to be.”
