Penpix of Australia's 2005 Ashes Test squad for the series which starts on July 21.
Like most captains, former Aussie skipper Mark Taylor's biggest worry while playing was how to get Sachin Tendulkar out.
Tendulkar, Lara, Waugh, Lillee were declared joint winners in the MRF Karting event.
The master batsman, who had surgery on his finger recently, said he's looking forward to the series against New Zealand.
The reasons behind Australia's dominance: Readers' response.
His open style of leadership has fetched Australia 10 victories in 13 Tests he has led the team.
Australia could find it difficult to retain their dominance in world cricket when the current squad retires, according to Test opener Justin Langer.
Smith's three double centuries against England is second only to Bradman's record five, while his 11th Ashes ton moved him past Steve Waugh's 10 into outright third overall. Only Bradman (19) and England's Jack Hobbs (12) have more Ashes hundreds.
"You don't sledge Lara because you don't want to wake him up," said the former England captain.
'We have got the ability to look at either a pace bowling attack backed by a spinner, or a spin bowling attack backed by pace or a combination of both,' says Aussie coach John Buchanan.
The Indian vice-captain, he says, 'is on a roll; he's the rock.'
The Indian captain is keen to play for another four to five years and help India scale new heights.
Steve Waugh said Australia's tour of Zimbabwe could become a pointless exercise if the African side continue to be without their best players.
The Australia captain is the first recipient of the award, introduced as a counterpart to the traditional 'Five Cricketers of the Year Award'.
A shirt of Australia's captain Steve Waugh, signed by team members of both sides, would be put up for auction the proceeds from which would go to those affected by the natural calamity.
Indian vice-captain Rahul Dravid refused to believe that the heat would be on India alone in the crucial Melbourne Test.
India's captain said it is common for a visiting side to feel the blues in the first game of an Australian tour.\n\n
England's Graham Gooch with 8,900 runs will be next in his sights.
Zimbabwe's skipper feels the series against Australia could be closer than most people predict.
Steve Waugh says he is considering throwing Bangladesh's inexperienced batsmen to the wolves on a fast-paced wicket
After years of worshiping at the altar of experience, international cricket is awash with young talent at the moment.
Dav Whatmore says the forthcoming tour of Australia will be judged on the improvement of his players.
Gilchrist, himself skeptical at the helm, may never be a full-time leader for Australia, but in the limited opportunities that he got, he's proved to be a diligent captain.
Australia's World Cup-winning captain says that burnout caused by exhausting playing schedules is the team's biggest fear.
"Dravid has the skills, the temperament, the respect of his teammates, his ethic is unquestionable and more over he has EARNED the position of captain," says Kiran.
Master batsman Sachin Tendulkar joined another elitist club when he completed 10,000 runs during day 1 in the second Test against Pakistan.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored the third fastest hundred in test history on Thursday to keep West Indies' hopes alive in the first Test against Australia.
The curtain finally came down on the glittering careers of cricket's most famous twins, Steve and Mark Waugh, when they played their final first-class match.
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