Steve Waugh
Steve Waugh - King of Cricket!
One cannot think Cricket without Steve Waugh. No doubt he has his place among cricket’s all-time greats. Not only for he scored mountain of runs in both form of game, or for his astonishing stint as Australia’s captain, or for figuring in the most number of Tests by any player, but for qualities with which he enriched the game. His eyes like flints, skin made of rawhide, cricketing heart of stone, will of conqueror...
Leader: In Praise Of... Steve Waugh
Cricket: Australia's all-conquering former cricket captain rarely did anything badly on the field. But he writes a winning story too.
Steve Waugh
Cricket: Kevin Mitchell meets Steve Waugh, the archetypal Aussie who believes England could retain the Ashes.
The Man of Waugh
Cricket: Kevin Mitchell reviews out of my comfort zone by Steve Waugh.
Cricket: Australia Close India File at Last
Steve Waugh once described it as the final frontier, but Australia yesterday won their first series against India in 35 years.
Cricket: Mike Ticher on Steve Waugh
January 5: If Steve Waugh's career has taught us anything it is surely that cricket is not a festivity - it is about winning.
Cricket: Laxmas Shines Brightest at Waugh's Journey's End
VVS Laxman played one of cricket's all-time great innings to spoil Steve Waugh's send-off at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Australian Press Review: Steve Waugh to Retire
The eulogies came thick and fast following the announcement by the Australian cricket captain, Stephen "Steve" Waugh, that he will retire from international cricket in January.
Mike Selvey: Absence of Waugh Leaves Giant Baggy Green Hole
Mike Selvey: Steve Waugh's retirement marks the end of a phenomenal career, which has taken the game to an undreamed level of sophistication.
India Next for Waugh With No Exit Strategy
November 16: Kevin Mitchell explains how Australia's captain is intent on playing on.
Spoils for Waugh As Australia Dominate
July 21: Steve Waugh became the most successful captain in Test history as his Australian side beat Bangladesh by an inninga and 132 runs.
Bengalis Enter Waugh Zone
July 19: Australia'a first test against Bangladesh looks like it will be a short one after Steve Waugh's men bowled out the hosts for 97.
Waugh to stay in charge for West Indies tour
Steve Waugh, who was last week considering retirement, will captain Australia's tour of the West Indies starting later this month. The one-day captain Ricky Ponting has moved a step closer to replacing him with his elevation to vice-captain at the expense of Adam Gilchrist.
Punter plays straight
When Ricky Ponting woke up yesterday morning to learn that Steve Waugh had decided to make himself available for Australia's tour to the West Indies, he might have permitted himself at least a smile. If Waugh is selected this evening, he will tour as captain; Ponting, installed as Waugh's successor in the one-day team at this World Cup, knows that the bigger prize of leading the Test side has been put on hold, but not for long.
Waugh is all fired up for West Indies
Austalia's Test captain Steve Waugh has ended two months of intense speculation about his playing future by making himself available for the forthcoming tour to the West Indies.
Waugh: Warne must fight back
Australia's Test captain Steve Waugh challenged Shane Warne to prove his hunger for international cricket after the spinner landed a one-year drugs ban.
Captain, My Captain
Nasser Hussain is still under less pressure that poor old victorious Steve Waugh. One of the many similarities and differences between Nasser Hussain and Steve Waugh, none is so striking as the fire they share in their scrunched-up eyes. Clint Eastwood struggles to look cooler under pressure.
Waugh can keep leading role
Australia's selectors say Steve Waugh is virtually assured now of leading the Test team on this year's tour of West Indies after his record-equalling century in the fifth Test.
Tough-guy Waugh wins mind games
One of the major differences between the two sides in this Ashes series was highlighted on Friday when Steve Waugh walked out to bat.
Exhilaratingly, inevitably, Waugh defies England and all the doubters
This was a day when the individual transcended the match. Steve Waugh celebrated his world record-equalling 156th Test cap with a century which the entire state of New South Wales, if not most of Australia, had been anticipating - no, expecting - from this most single-minded of individuals.
Stewart makes his own point in praise of the 'legend'
Alec Stewart paid tribute to Steve Waugh's "perfect" innings yesterday, then rejected suggestions that both might be making their farewell Test appearances here.
Waugh: The defining moment of my career
Steve Waugh said his century in the final Ashes Test against England could be the defining moment of his brilliant career.
Under-fire Waugh Leads Australia Comeback
Under-fire Australia captain Steve Waugh thwarted England's attempts to take control of the final Test by hitting a dramatic century at the SCG this morning. With the Australian selectors refusing to guarantee his place beyond the end of this series and endless speculation about whether...
Waugh and Slater put hapless England to sword
Cricket: England droop as Steve Waugh and Michael Slater turn up the heat. If Steve Waugh has had a point to prove he has always, throughout his long career, found a way to do it. Yesterday it took 14 minutes.
Battered England Must Beware Wounded Waugh
December 5: Steve Waugh will be out to prove a point to the Australian selectors who have left him out of the one day squad when England take on New South Wales tomorrow.
Waugh Lays Blame on County Game
December 3: Pom-basher supreme Steve Waugh has criticised the English county game, calling it "relaxed" and pointing to the "lack of nerves and energy among the players".
Proud Waugh Leads Australia Through a Golden Age of Greatness
England lost badly but to arguably one of the best teams of all time, writes Paul Kelso.
Waugh's merry conquerors
We lurched from a carefree carnival one moment to a cauldron the next. The metamorphosis at the Adelaide Oval took 10 minutes, long enough for the ground staff to sweep away the dust and roll the cracking pitch in preparation for England's second innings.
Waugh struck down by inspiration
Twenty-four hours can be a bloody long time in sport. Gee I'm glad I didn't give the poms an enormous bake for their performance on day one of the Test.
'Credit is due to the poms for a rousing performance'
How the Australian press saw the second day ..."Steve Waugh's seven off 37 balls was anything but flowing and did nothing to silence the detractors who say his days in the side are numbered
We Won't Underestimate England, Says Waugh
Steve Waugh, the hard-nosed Australian captain, marks 15 years of Ashes cricket this winter by admitting his fear at experiencing another series defeat to England before he leaves the international cricket stage. Waugh is the only player in the series to have played during England's last...
Harsh Reality Dawns on Dreamlike Waugh
October 29: Mark Waugh retired from international cricket yesterday after being dropped, and who can be entirely sure that Steve will survive until the New Year?
Waugh Wound
Ocober 26: Mark and Steve Waugh are nearing the end of their careers. Against England, they will either be the most dangerous of wounded foes or they will fold.
A Battle to Win Waugh Games
August 25: If Steve Waugh is preparing a dossier on England's performance at Headingley it would encourage only complacency among his team-mates, writes Vic Marks.
Waugh Gets Bored, Battered and Beaten
August 24: Steve Waugh was starkly introduced to the rigours of English county cricket as a split finger and volatile weather scuppered any plans he might have had for a day of batting practice.
Waugh time begins with Spitfires victorious
Norwich Union League: Steve Waugh gave a masterful demonstration of pacing a run chase to maintain Kent's chances of retaining the title.
Waugh Promises Fun in Games
August 20: Australia's Test team captain Steve Waugh - who has just been reappointed for the coming Tests against Pakistan that precede the Ashes series - has joined Kent for the final six weeks of the season.
Kent sign Waugh for title run-in
Cricket: Steve Waugh has agreed to replace Andrew Symonds as Kent's overseas player for the final month of the county season.
Northants Are Keen to Bring in Waugh
July 31: Northamptonshire are hoping to recruit the Australia Test captain Steve Waugh to stand in for Mike Hussey when he departs on international duty.
Waughs out of mind
The Australia selectors yesterday dropped the strongest hint yet that the Waugh twins, Steve and Mark, have no chance of playing in the World Cup by omitting them not only from the ICC Championship Trophy party for Sri Lanka in September but also from the Australia A tour squad to play seven one-dayers in South Africa during the same month.
Waughs May Miss World Cup
July 20: Steve and Mark Waugh have been left out of the Australia A tour squad to play seven one-dayers in South Africa, a move which suggests they will play no part in the World Cup.
Waughs Left Out in the Cold Once More
Steve Waugh and twin brother Mark have again been denied a chance to stake their claims for a World Cup place, after they were dropped from Australia's latest one-day squad. The duo were dropped from the senior one-day team at the end of last season, but are still keen to play in next...
Steve Waugh, Mcgrath and Warne Say No to Pakistan Tour
The crisis in Pakistan cricket deepened today when three more of Australia's top Test players, including captain Steve Waugh, said they would not visit the country, even if their board decides to proceed with a tour which is planned for late August. Waugh, fast bowler Glenn McGrath, and...
Daly flies in after a 'mini-stroke'
Cricket: After being dropped by the one-day side last year, Australia's Test captain Steve Waugh wants his place back for the World Cup.
Waugh Aims for World Cup
Australia's World Cup-winning captain Steve Waugh has set his sights on regaining his place for next year's Cup defence in South Africa. Waugh, who turns 37 next month, is also motivated to keep his Test average above 50. "I've thought about it [the World Cup] quite a bit and I...
Australians Declare Waugh One-day Dynasty is Over
Having dispensed with their services for their upcoming one-day internationals, Australia look sure to defend the World Cup next year without either of the Waugh twins.
Steve Waugh's Fortunes Take a Turn
February 24: Since last summer, Steve Waugh's life has taken a turn for the worse: he has lost his job as captain of the one day team and now gets spat at by Australian spectators.
Captain's Sacking Sparks Waugh of Words
Great leaders rarely leave quietly of their own volition. Sir Alf Ramsey, Brain Clough and Margaret Thatcher were all pushed because of their reluctance to jump, ignominious departures which provided a salutary lesson - the most dangerous enemy often lies within. It was a lesson which...
Cricket: Kevin Mitchell meets Steve Waugh, the archetypal Aussie who believes England could retain the Ashes.
The Man of Waugh
Cricket: Kevin Mitchell reviews out of my comfort zone by Steve Waugh.
Cricket: Australia Close India File at Last
Steve Waugh once described it as the final frontier, but Australia yesterday won their first series against India in 35 years.
Cricket: Mike Ticher on Steve Waugh
January 5: If Steve Waugh's career has taught us anything it is surely that cricket is not a festivity - it is about winning.
Cricket: Laxmas Shines Brightest at Waugh's Journey's End
VVS Laxman played one of cricket's all-time great innings to spoil Steve Waugh's send-off at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Australian Press Review: Steve Waugh to Retire
The eulogies came thick and fast following the announcement by the Australian cricket captain, Stephen "Steve" Waugh, that he will retire from international cricket in January.
Mike Selvey: Absence of Waugh Leaves Giant Baggy Green Hole
Mike Selvey: Steve Waugh's retirement marks the end of a phenomenal career, which has taken the game to an undreamed level of sophistication.
India Next for Waugh With No Exit Strategy
November 16: Kevin Mitchell explains how Australia's captain is intent on playing on.
Spoils for Waugh As Australia Dominate
July 21: Steve Waugh became the most successful captain in Test history as his Australian side beat Bangladesh by an inninga and 132 runs.
Bengalis Enter Waugh Zone
July 19: Australia'a first test against Bangladesh looks like it will be a short one after Steve Waugh's men bowled out the hosts for 97.
Waugh to stay in charge for West Indies tour
Steve Waugh, who was last week considering retirement, will captain Australia's tour of the West Indies starting later this month. The one-day captain Ricky Ponting has moved a step closer to replacing him with his elevation to vice-captain at the expense of Adam Gilchrist.
Punter plays straight
When Ricky Ponting woke up yesterday morning to learn that Steve Waugh had decided to make himself available for Australia's tour to the West Indies, he might have permitted himself at least a smile. If Waugh is selected this evening, he will tour as captain; Ponting, installed as Waugh's successor in the one-day team at this World Cup, knows that the bigger prize of leading the Test side has been put on hold, but not for long.
Waugh is all fired up for West Indies
Austalia's Test captain Steve Waugh has ended two months of intense speculation about his playing future by making himself available for the forthcoming tour to the West Indies.
Waugh: Warne must fight back
Australia's Test captain Steve Waugh challenged Shane Warne to prove his hunger for international cricket after the spinner landed a one-year drugs ban.
Captain, My Captain
Nasser Hussain is still under less pressure that poor old victorious Steve Waugh. One of the many similarities and differences between Nasser Hussain and Steve Waugh, none is so striking as the fire they share in their scrunched-up eyes. Clint Eastwood struggles to look cooler under pressure.
Waugh can keep leading role
Australia's selectors say Steve Waugh is virtually assured now of leading the Test team on this year's tour of West Indies after his record-equalling century in the fifth Test.
Tough-guy Waugh wins mind games
One of the major differences between the two sides in this Ashes series was highlighted on Friday when Steve Waugh walked out to bat.
Exhilaratingly, inevitably, Waugh defies England and all the doubters
This was a day when the individual transcended the match. Steve Waugh celebrated his world record-equalling 156th Test cap with a century which the entire state of New South Wales, if not most of Australia, had been anticipating - no, expecting - from this most single-minded of individuals.
Stewart makes his own point in praise of the 'legend'
Alec Stewart paid tribute to Steve Waugh's "perfect" innings yesterday, then rejected suggestions that both might be making their farewell Test appearances here.
Waugh: The defining moment of my career
Steve Waugh said his century in the final Ashes Test against England could be the defining moment of his brilliant career.
Under-fire Waugh Leads Australia Comeback
Under-fire Australia captain Steve Waugh thwarted England's attempts to take control of the final Test by hitting a dramatic century at the SCG this morning. With the Australian selectors refusing to guarantee his place beyond the end of this series and endless speculation about whether...
Waugh and Slater put hapless England to sword
Cricket: England droop as Steve Waugh and Michael Slater turn up the heat. If Steve Waugh has had a point to prove he has always, throughout his long career, found a way to do it. Yesterday it took 14 minutes.
Battered England Must Beware Wounded Waugh
December 5: Steve Waugh will be out to prove a point to the Australian selectors who have left him out of the one day squad when England take on New South Wales tomorrow.
Waugh Lays Blame on County Game
December 3: Pom-basher supreme Steve Waugh has criticised the English county game, calling it "relaxed" and pointing to the "lack of nerves and energy among the players".
Proud Waugh Leads Australia Through a Golden Age of Greatness
England lost badly but to arguably one of the best teams of all time, writes Paul Kelso.
Waugh's merry conquerors
We lurched from a carefree carnival one moment to a cauldron the next. The metamorphosis at the Adelaide Oval took 10 minutes, long enough for the ground staff to sweep away the dust and roll the cracking pitch in preparation for England's second innings.
Waugh struck down by inspiration
Twenty-four hours can be a bloody long time in sport. Gee I'm glad I didn't give the poms an enormous bake for their performance on day one of the Test.
'Credit is due to the poms for a rousing performance'
How the Australian press saw the second day ..."Steve Waugh's seven off 37 balls was anything but flowing and did nothing to silence the detractors who say his days in the side are numbered
We Won't Underestimate England, Says Waugh
Steve Waugh, the hard-nosed Australian captain, marks 15 years of Ashes cricket this winter by admitting his fear at experiencing another series defeat to England before he leaves the international cricket stage. Waugh is the only player in the series to have played during England's last...
Harsh Reality Dawns on Dreamlike Waugh
October 29: Mark Waugh retired from international cricket yesterday after being dropped, and who can be entirely sure that Steve will survive until the New Year?
Waugh Wound
Ocober 26: Mark and Steve Waugh are nearing the end of their careers. Against England, they will either be the most dangerous of wounded foes or they will fold.
A Battle to Win Waugh Games
August 25: If Steve Waugh is preparing a dossier on England's performance at Headingley it would encourage only complacency among his team-mates, writes Vic Marks.
Waugh Gets Bored, Battered and Beaten
August 24: Steve Waugh was starkly introduced to the rigours of English county cricket as a split finger and volatile weather scuppered any plans he might have had for a day of batting practice.
Waugh time begins with Spitfires victorious
Norwich Union League: Steve Waugh gave a masterful demonstration of pacing a run chase to maintain Kent's chances of retaining the title.
Waugh Promises Fun in Games
August 20: Australia's Test team captain Steve Waugh - who has just been reappointed for the coming Tests against Pakistan that precede the Ashes series - has joined Kent for the final six weeks of the season.
Kent sign Waugh for title run-in
Cricket: Steve Waugh has agreed to replace Andrew Symonds as Kent's overseas player for the final month of the county season.
Northants Are Keen to Bring in Waugh
July 31: Northamptonshire are hoping to recruit the Australia Test captain Steve Waugh to stand in for Mike Hussey when he departs on international duty.
Waughs out of mind
The Australia selectors yesterday dropped the strongest hint yet that the Waugh twins, Steve and Mark, have no chance of playing in the World Cup by omitting them not only from the ICC Championship Trophy party for Sri Lanka in September but also from the Australia A tour squad to play seven one-dayers in South Africa during the same month.
Waughs May Miss World Cup
July 20: Steve and Mark Waugh have been left out of the Australia A tour squad to play seven one-dayers in South Africa, a move which suggests they will play no part in the World Cup.
Waughs Left Out in the Cold Once More
Steve Waugh and twin brother Mark have again been denied a chance to stake their claims for a World Cup place, after they were dropped from Australia's latest one-day squad. The duo were dropped from the senior one-day team at the end of last season, but are still keen to play in next...
Steve Waugh, Mcgrath and Warne Say No to Pakistan Tour
The crisis in Pakistan cricket deepened today when three more of Australia's top Test players, including captain Steve Waugh, said they would not visit the country, even if their board decides to proceed with a tour which is planned for late August. Waugh, fast bowler Glenn McGrath, and...
Daly flies in after a 'mini-stroke'
Cricket: After being dropped by the one-day side last year, Australia's Test captain Steve Waugh wants his place back for the World Cup.
Waugh Aims for World Cup
Australia's World Cup-winning captain Steve Waugh has set his sights on regaining his place for next year's Cup defence in South Africa. Waugh, who turns 37 next month, is also motivated to keep his Test average above 50. "I've thought about it [the World Cup] quite a bit and I...
Australians Declare Waugh One-day Dynasty is Over
Having dispensed with their services for their upcoming one-day internationals, Australia look sure to defend the World Cup next year without either of the Waugh twins.
Steve Waugh's Fortunes Take a Turn
February 24: Since last summer, Steve Waugh's life has taken a turn for the worse: he has lost his job as captain of the one day team and now gets spat at by Australian spectators.
Captain's Sacking Sparks Waugh of Words
Great leaders rarely leave quietly of their own volition. Sir Alf Ramsey, Brain Clough and Margaret Thatcher were all pushed because of their reluctance to jump, ignominious departures which provided a salutary lesson - the most dangerous enemy often lies within. It was a lesson which...