Just days before, he had been only metres away, fielding, when Phillip Hughes was fatally struck by a bouncer at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
On Saturday, as he returned to the SCG for the first time after Hughes' funeral, Watson seemed more at peace. For the briefest of moments he even seemed to have forgotten about Hughes as the Aussies jested their way through a photo-call with their 'Baggy Pink' caps on.
The most sensitive of the four players in the Test team who witnessed the Hughes incident, the introverted Watson hasn't had a good time of late, with the runs drying up and pundits questioning his place in the side. True to form, he immediately admitted, "I am under pressure." But it was Hughes' memory which seemed to be uppermost on his mind.
"It's the first time I've been back here since just before Hughes' funeral," he said. "It was always a time I wasn't really looking forward to, coming back to this ground. But in the end, enough time has sort of passed to be able to find my own personal way to be able to deal with what happened to Phil."
It's doubtful there are more articulate, or more honest players in this Aussie team. Watson admitted the incident had affected his game till the third Test of this series, and fears about playing the short ball would not disappear altogether. "I'm sure once I get out in the middle and playing, those visions will be coming back. All those memories will come flooding back very quickly .
"Melbourne was the first time after getting through the short ball that I started to feel more comfortable again. For the first couple of Test matches it was always in my mind.After Melbourne, I know that my instincts are going to be good enough to play the short ball well."
Shane Warne recently said Watson's troubles on the field stemmed from being too uptight and intense, and Watson didn't seem to dispute the notion. "I can put too much pressure on myself when I'm out there. I'm always trying to find that perfect balance. If I am not performing, of course I'm under pressure."
If he can get through the fourth Test without being assailed by memories of Hughes, Watson could do worse than give himself a pat on the back.
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