This year's Ashes series is shaping up to be one of the most even in years, former Australia captain Steve Waugh said Thursday. Waugh said he considered the Australians to be slight favourites but there was no reason England could not repeat their series victory at home four years ago.
Australia's senior batter Steve Smith said the last three years have been the most challenging because of Kookaburra changing their ball in 2020.
Lara's position as captain now appears much more secure than Waugh's
Former Australia cricket captain Steve Waugh will be the athlete liaison officer at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Watching India and Australia compete in the series-deciding fifth Test was some experience for the 54-year-old American tennis legend.
The Australian Test captain has hinted he will retire in the next 12 months after a final attempt at winning a series in India.
Former Australian captain Steve Waugh feels both West Indies' Brian Lara and India's Sachin Tendulkar are on equal terms because they played in different conditions and under different sort of pressures.
The former Australian captain outlines India's batting weaknesses for his touring team.
Former Test skipper Steve Waugh is interested in rebuilding Australian cricket team following their Ashes loss but said he would not be able to take up a full-time coaching job.
The former Australia skipper said Pakistan would have to harness the talent it has to make the upcoming series close.
Steve Waugh called for charity matches to be played every two years to support various causes round the world.
They are capable guys; we have to play good cricket, said the Aussie captain on the eve of the first Test against the minnows.
The two captains were involved in a war of words on the second day of the fourth Test.\n\n
Captain Steve Waugh said his team did not play at its sharpest in last week's first Test victory and he wanted his players to be more focused.
"Any fair-minded cricket fan would have enjoyed Anil Kumble's 600th Test wicket even though it was Australia's potential saviour Andrew Symonds," Waugh wrote in his column for the 'Daily Telegraph'.
Sachin Tendulkar can come only second, after legendary Don Bradman in the list of all-time great cricketers, according to former Australia captain Steve Waugh.
The former Australia captain said the umpires are the best to adjudicate the legality of the off-spinner's bowling action.
The news of Steve Waugh's decision to retire in January was greeted with a touch of disbelif by Adam Gilchrist and Ian Healy.
The former Australia skipper said it will help in clearing the confusion on the vexed issue.
Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh has batted for a referral system to allow teams to challenge umpiring decisions.
Australia's captain said it won't matter if Lara makes a hundred every match as long as his team wins.
His 102 helped Australia recover from 45 for three to finish the day at 237 for five, 125 behind England's first innings total of 362 with five wickets in hand.
The former Australia leg-spinner ranked Darren Lehmann ahead of his former captain Steve Waugh in his list of 50 greatest cricketers.
Former Australia cricket captain Steve Waugh and paceman Jason Gillespie have both expressed an interest in succeeding Rodney Marsh as the country's chairman of selectors.
Strongly condemning the unabated racial attacks on Indian students Down Under, a "shocked and saddened" former Australia captain Steve Waugh on Friday urged the perpetrators of the crime to soon stop the "unfortunate chain of events" in his country.
The former Australia captain will lead the team in a one-day game against the tourists at Manuka Oval in Canberra on January 28.
The Australian Test skipper would also discuss plans for setting up another home for girls with the Foundation.
Smith needs just 315 runs to become the fourth Australian batter after Ricky Ponting (13378), Allan Border (11174), and Steve Waugh (10927) to reach the landmark of 10,000 Test runs.
Chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns said Waugh had their support for the final two Ashes Tests but there were no guarantees beyond that.
Australia's 37-year-old Test captain said he will decide on his career in the coming weeks.
A look at some of the major controversies in past World Cups.
When asked about Warne targeting him again, Waugh played down the incident.
Instead of waning with age, Sachin Tendulkar is getting better with every passing day, former Australia captain Steve Waugh said in Kolkata on Friday. Waugh termed Indians as favourites to defend the title in the second edition of the ICC World Twenty20 to be held in England in June.
