Australia's success has been compared with some of the nation's great Test teams led by Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting.
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.
'Captaincy for India is slightly different to captaining a franchise or any state side; it comes with its own responsibilities and the pressure.'
The former Australian captain outlines India's batting weaknesses for his touring team.
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.
When asked about Warne targeting him again, Waugh played down the incident.
Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh has batted for a referral system to allow teams to challenge umpiring decisions.
The former Australia skipper said it will help in clearing the confusion on the vexed issue.
Australia's captain said it won't matter if Lara makes a hundred every match as long as his team wins.
The former Australia leg-spinner ranked Darren Lehmann ahead of his former captain Steve Waugh in his list of 50 greatest cricketers.
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.
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.
Rajat Patidar's astute captaincy has been apparent throughout this season, be it bowling changes or field placements, he has been spot on. Unlike other franchises where captaining big egos has not sat well with certain players, Patidar has commanded the respect of his senior India as well as international team-mates.
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.
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.
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.
Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh has said that he has been "won over" by the shortest version of cricket, Twenty20.
Australia's former skipper Steve Waugh, who is a philanthropist providing seriously ill children and their families with hope and comfort, has said it will be tough to wrestle the Ashes from England.
Buchanan said the Steve Waugh sideshow could become a distraction for the Aussies in the Test series against India.
Former Australian captain Steve Waugh, whose name is making rounds as one of the possible replacement for sacked Kolkata Knight Riders coach John Buchanan, on Friday dismissed the speculation saying he had no plan to take up the job.
Waugh's unbeaten 100 saw him join Gary Kirsten as the only player to score hundreds against all Test-playing nations.
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