Sandpaper scandal will not temper Australia’s aggression, says Steve Waugh
almost 5 years in The guardian
• Former captain admits ball-tampering episode has had impact• ‘Side will be combative, but they know they can’t cross the line’
Mental disintegration is dead according to the man who coined the phrase but Steve Waugh insists Australia will be as combative as ever during the Ashes even though the team have overhauled their culture in the 18 months since the Cape Town ball-tampering scandal.
Waugh has been embedded in Australia’s camp as a mentor in the lead up to the first Test at Edgbaston on Thursday. The 54-year-old, the last Australia captain to win an away Ashes series in 2001, will remain with Justin Langer and his players until the end of the second Test at Lord’s next month. Continue reading...
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