BENNETT KING hasn't been in the news a lot since leaving the Caribbean a year ago, but the former West Indies coach has been credited with the development of a current Australian player.

Shane Watson, who scored a maiden century for his country in the third One-Day International against West Indies at the Grenada National Stadium on Sunday, identified King among those who have helped trigger a new approach to his batting.

"I was a bit more structured in the way I batted before. I couldn't hit certain shots that I can now. I've been very lucky to have some pretty amazing coaches to work with me as well," Watson said.

"I've had Jamie Siddons and Bennett King work with me over the last year and a half to really free up my game and let my talent show.

"To be able to have my mind free and know that if I watch the ball hard enough, everything will look after itself...having some good coaches to help me do that has been a lot of fun."

Watson was a regular member of Australia's team in the shorter form of the game, but after the 2007 World Cup a hamstring injury sidelined him for a year before he returned for the Caribbean tour as a replacement for the injured Matthew Hayden.

After scoring 126 off 122 balls, a knock that guided the world champions to a third successive victory over West Indies, he is looking for more performances to help him regain a place in the Test side.

"My goal is to be in both forms of the game. I love the longer version of the game, especially the mental part of the game," he said.

"I knew the way to get back in the Test team is to play one-day cricket and perform and see what happens from there. Fingers crossed and things keep progressing the way they are, that might arise in the not too distant future."