03 July,2013 08:19 AM IST | | Agencies
Lehmann confirmed before his side's final Ashes warm-up that Watson and Chris Rogers would form a new opening partnership in the first Test against England on July 10.
And the pair enjoyed their first outing together, Watson reaching lunch on 102 not out and Rogers making a more circumspect 43no as they added 150 for nought at the interval.