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| May 8, 2002 | Wednesday | Safar 24, 1423 |
Waugh keen to get back in one-day team
SYDNEY, May 7: Test captain Steve Waugh said Tuesday he was waiting for next week’s Australian Cricket Board rankings to see if he was near to winning back a place in the one-day team for next year’s World Cup in South Africa.
The player rankings are decided by the Australian selectors, who rate their top 20 players in both one-dayers and Tests. The rankings are used to determine the 25 contracted players.
“I’m the same as anyone else — performances have got to be on the board,” said Waugh, who was dropped in February after leading Australia in 106 One-day Internationals, at a book launching Tuesday.
New captain Ricky Ponting then led one-day world champions Australia to a 5-1 one-day series win against South Africa.
“You’ve got to be fit, you’ve got to be ready and I want to be considered if someone gets injured or the form of another player drops,” Waugh said.
“I’m hoping to be first in that queue, so I’ve got to put myself in that position by getting runs, taking wickets if I bowl, just playing good cricket.”—AFP/Reuters
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