No. 5: Steve Waugh
At No. 5 in the former Australia captain's Ashes XI: his predecessor
Ricky Ponting
10-Jul-2015
"He was an ultimate competitor. He typified the baggy green and the Australian way of playing. He was able to lead by example when he was the captain of the team"
Stats
OVERALL: Matches 168 Innings 260 Runs 10,927 Average 51.06 100s/50s 32/50
ASHES: Matches 45 Innings 72 Runs 3173 Average 58.75 100s/50s 10/14
ASHES: Matches 45 Innings 72 Runs 3173 Average 58.75 100s/50s 10/14
Who's your pick for No. 5 in your Modern Ashes XI?
3 votesSteve Waugh
Michael Clarke
Kevin Pietersen
Michael Hussey
Mark Ramprakash
Best performance
108 and 116 in Manchester, 1997
Australia came into the third Test at Old Trafford trailing the six-match series 1-0. Mark Taylor chose to bat on a moist, green pitch, and Waugh came in after twin brother Mark became the third wicket to fall at 42. Waugh held fort at one end but Australia were reduced to 160 for 7. He got support from Paul Reiffel, who made 31, and thwarted the English attack en route to his hundred. Australia managed 235, but Shane Warne's magic helped them take a 73-run lead. England ran into Waugh again in the second innings. His 116 - with a badly bruised hand - outdid his first-innings 108 and Australia completed a 268-run win to level the series.
Australia came into the third Test at Old Trafford trailing the six-match series 1-0. Mark Taylor chose to bat on a moist, green pitch, and Waugh came in after twin brother Mark became the third wicket to fall at 42. Waugh held fort at one end but Australia were reduced to 160 for 7. He got support from Paul Reiffel, who made 31, and thwarted the English attack en route to his hundred. Australia managed 235, but Shane Warne's magic helped them take a 73-run lead. England ran into Waugh again in the second innings. His 116 - with a badly bruised hand - outdid his first-innings 108 and Australia completed a 268-run win to level the series.
Trivia
In Tests in England, only Don Bradman averages better than Steve Waugh's 74.22 among batsmen with more than 1000 runs.
One of cricket's modern greats, Ricky Ponting captained Australia in 324 matches and scored over 27,000 runs