Cricket Gods offside with luckless Watson

Out of sorts and out of luck, Shane Watson has suffered a bizarre dismissal in Australia's Twenty20 international loss to England on Monday.

The affable 34-year-old has endured a difficult tour of the UK and has said it has been tough to play a such a minor role.

Watson was dropped following Australia's first Test defeat in Cardiff in mid-July and watched on as the visitors handed back the Ashes.

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Looking for a change of fortune in the limited overs portion of the Qantas Tour of the British Isles, Watson was instead the victim of a luckless wicket in the standalone T20.

The allrounder played on to his stumps to be out for eight, moments after a glorious cover drive had hinted at a change of fortune.

Watson looked to have executed a solid defensive stroke straight into the pitch, but looked on in horror as it spun back towards the stumps.

He haplessly swung a leg out to divert it from its path to the stumps - but the air swing was only able to cause laughter from the England team balcony as they watched replays on the big screen.

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Captain Steve Smith sympathised with the two-time Allan Border medal winner.

"It was a little bit unlucky, wasn't it?" he said.

"I guess that's just the game of cricket though.

"It was a tough one for him and we had to rebuild after that."