It's still a good two years away, but Australia coach Justin Langer says he has started building a battle-hardened and mature squad that would be able to challenge a formidable-at-home India in the 2022 Test series.
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.
The leg spinner was picked for Thursday's first Test even though the pitch in Perth usually favours fast bowlers.
'I think our bowlers' efforts were really good. If they can do the same thing tomorrow, get a couple edges first up, it could be totally different'
The Australian Test captain urged fans not to make their judgement without knowing the full facts.
Zimbabwe's coach said Waugh's captaincy record is outstanding and his performance with the bat speaks for itself.
Steve Waugh says he is considering throwing Bangladesh's inexperienced batsmen to the wolves on a fast-paced wicket
Waugh's unbeaten 100 saw him join Gary Kirsten as the only player to score hundreds against all Test-playing nations.
They are capable guys; we have to play good cricket, said the Aussie captain on the eve of the first Test against the minnows.
After years of worshiping at the altar of experience, international cricket is awash with young talent at the moment.
Australia's Test captain defended the minnows' right to play his side next month in a two-Test series.
Dav Whatmore says the forthcoming tour of Australia will be judged on the improvement of his players.
The former Australia captain said the umpires are the best to adjudicate the legality of the off-spinner's bowling action.
Australia's World Cup-winning captain says that burnout caused by exhausting playing schedules is the team's biggest fear.
Jeff Thomson and David Hookes say the Aussie captain should retire to allow the team to build for the future.
Large photographs of West Indies captain Brian Lara arguing with his Australian counterpart Steve Waugh featured in Australia's newspapers.
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.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored the third fastest hundred in test history on Thursday to keep West Indies' hopes alive in the first Test against Australia.
A Hemang Badani century helped India to an exciting one-run victory over an Australian Prime Minister's XI led by Steve Waugh.
Amidst all the hype in Waugh's farewell match, the Australian skipper had to contend with an unexpected dose of his own medicine.
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