"I've always played my cricket under the belief that you pick your best 11 players and that's never changed. I think it's wrong to give players guarantees," the Australian Test captain said.
India's skipper said he was misquoted vis-a-vis his comments that his team has it in them to replace Australia as the best side in the world.
Natthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Steve Waugh, Brian Lara and Graeme Smith have come up with stupendous performances to outshine him.
Border, who is also a national selector, said the record was within Waugh's grasp.
Cricket Australia's handled of the succession issue was in stark contrast to the hamhanded approach of the BCCI.
'Whatever he does, it will be the right thing because he knows what lies ahead'
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 Australian Test captain said the century in the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney saved his career.
Matthew Hayden was unbeaten on 183 as Australia scored 372-3 on the opening day of the first Test.
"The side plays well under his captaincy. So at this stage it's hard to see a final scenario for Stephen," said Allan Border.
"The side plays well under his captaincy. So at this stage it's hard to see a final scenario for Stephen," said Allan Border.
The hosts defeated the minnows by an innings and 132 runs in the first Test on Sunday.
'I'm still just trying to improve,' the 38-year-old Aussie skipper said after scoring his 31st Test hundred.
Opening pair Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden put the visitors in control of the final Test against West Indies
Maybe I could keep going for another 15 years, said the Aussie Test captain.
Australia's captain said it won't matter if Lara makes a hundred every match as long as his team wins.
The Australians will be without Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Damien Martyn for the first Test.
McGrath has caught a flight back to Sydney to comfort his wife Jane, who has cancer.
'There's days when you contemplate either way and I really haven't made a decision yet,' said the Aussie Test captain.
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.
Australia captain became only the third player in history to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket when he made an unbeaten 69 against England.
Waugh claimed his 33rd Test win as captain from 44 matches, passing Allan Border's Australia mark of 32 from 93 Tests.
England were 97 for three in reply at the close of play with captain Nasser Hussain on 17 and nightwatchman Richard Dawson yet to score.
Aussie players have praised Mark Butcher after he admitted to not being sure if a low chance at slip from Steve Waugh had carried.
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