Editing Mark Waugh (section)

==Key achievements==
Waugh was primarily a right-handed batsman who batted in the No. 4 position in Test matches. He was also a handy [[seam bowling|medium pace]] bowler, but changed to an [[off-spin]] bowler after back injuries restricted him.<ref name="az">Cashman, pp. 320–323.</ref> Waugh is regarded as one of the best [[slip (cricket)|slip fielders]] ever to play cricket<ref name="p127">Piesse, pg. 127.</ref> and held the world record for most Test catches by a non-[[wicketkeeper]] until [[Rahul Dravid]] broke it in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283548.html|title=Most catches in career – ESPN CricInfo|access-date=22 November 2016}}</ref>

He began as an [[all-rounder]] in the Australian ODI team, but he later focussed on batting and progressed to opening the batting, where he excelled and became Australia's leading one day runscorer. His three centuries at the [[1996 Cricket World Cup]] made him the first batsman to ever achieve this feat, with the record later equaled by Indian captain [[Sourav Ganguly]] at the [[2003 Cricket World Cup]]. This record was later broken by India's [[Rohit Sharma]] in 2019 Cricket World Cup with 5 centuries. A fourth century in the [[1999 Cricket World Cup]] made him the only Australian to score four centuries and more than 1000 runs in [[Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] competition. He also became the leading Australian run-scorer and century maker in ODIs during the 1999 tournament as well.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

Waugh is regarded as one of the most elegant and gifted stroke makers to ever play the game and his stylish strokeplay was likened to that of [[Stan McCabe]], [[Alan Kippax]],<ref>Piesse, pp. 125–127.</ref> [[Victor Trumper]], [[Charlie Macartney]] and [[Greg Chappell]].<ref>Perry, pg. 298.</ref>

Following his debut Test century, Australian coach [[Bob Simpson (cricketer)|Bob Simpson]] compared Waugh's elegance to that of [[Archie Jackson]].<ref name="k111"/> [[Mark Taylor (cricketer)|Mark Taylor]] called Waugh the "best-looking leg-side player I've seen in my time. . . anything drifting into his pads is hit beautifully."<ref>Knight, pg. 117.</ref>

His facile grace also led to accusations that he was a "lazy" batsman who was vulnerable to soft dismissals.<ref name="az"/><ref name="p126">Piesse, pg. 126.</ref>

Waugh is the younger fraternal twin brother<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/steve-waugh-the-run-out-man-224522|title=Steve Waugh - The run-out man|website=Espncricinfo.com|access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref> of Steve Waugh,<ref name="az"/> with whom he played for most of his career and also under his captaincy.