Editing Steve Waugh (section)

==International career==
After ten first-class matches for NSW,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1794/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Steve Waugh|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=22 September 2009}} {{subscription required}}</ref> he made his Test debut against [[India national cricket team|India]] in the 1985–86 season, in the Second Test at [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|Melbourne]]. He scored 13 and 5 and took 2/36 in the first innings.<ref name="p350">{{Harvnb|Perry|2000|p=350}}</ref><ref name="testlist"/> Failing to make a substantial score in the series (he tallied 26 runs in four innings), Waugh was retained for the [[Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1985-86|subsequent tour of New Zealand]]. He had a good all-round match in the Second Test at [[Lancaster Park|Christchurch]], making 74 and claiming 4/56, but his batting average was only 17.40 for the series, scoring 86 runs.<ref name="testlist"/> Waugh had more success in the one-day format during the season. He made his debut against New Zealand at the MCG and took 1/13 and a catch. He did not bat as the match was washed out.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/> He was retained for all of Australia's 12 matches in the triangular tournament, scoring 266 runs at 38.00 with two half-centuries, including a top score of 81 in the [[Australia Day]] victory over India.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/> He took seven wickets at 33.00.<ref name="odilist"/> Waugh was retained for all four ODIs on the tour of New Zealand, scoring 111 runs at 27.75 and taking four wickets at 39.75.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/>

The Australian selectors persisted with Waugh, and he [[Australian cricket team in India in 1986-87|toured India in 1986]], despite having scored only 113 runs at 12.56 in his Test career.<ref name="testlist"/> During the three Tests, Waugh had limited opportunities and scored 59 runs for once out and took two wickets. At this stage of his career, Waugh bore a heavy workload as a bowler although he was ostensibly selected for his batting.{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}} He played in all six ODIs on tour, scoring 111 runs at 55.50 and taking seven wickets at 35.86.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/>

He bowled a long spell, taking 3/76, in the First Test against England at [[Brisbane Cricket Ground|Brisbane]] in 1986–87, then scored 0 and 28 as Australia slumped to defeat. In the Second Test at [[WACA Ground|Perth]], he made 71 and had match figures of 5/159 including 5/69 in the second innings, then he scored 79 not out in the drawn Third Test at [[Adelaide Oval|Adelaide]]. Scores of 49 and 73 in the last two Tests, gave him series figures of 310 runs (at 44.29) and ten wickets (at 33.60), a fighting effort in a team defeated 1–2. The win in the Fifth Test was the first time that Waugh was in a victorious Test team, in his 13th match.<ref name="testlist"/><ref name="p351">{{Harvnb|Perry|2000|p=351}}</ref> Waugh played in all of Australia's 13 ODIs for the home season, scoring 372 runs at 37.20 with two half-centuries and taking 21 wickets at 21.80.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/> Waugh regularly performed with both bat and ball. In a match against [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]], he scored 82 and then took 4/48 but could not stop the visitors taking a one-wicket victory from the second last ball. He then scored 83* and took 2/30 in an Australia Day victory against England.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/> He was unable to maintain his form in the finals, scoring one and one and taking a total of 1/78 as England won 2–0.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/>
Early in his international career, Waugh was a natural, uninhibited strokeplayer who liked to drive off the back foot. He could score quickly, but was inconsistent at Test level<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/59675.html|title=Stephen "Tugga" Waugh is currently rated the world's best batsman|work=Cricinfo Australia|publisher=ESPN Sports Media|date=1 December 1996|access-date=23 September 2009}}</ref> and seemed better suited to ODI cricket.<ref name="az">Cashman, pp. 323–324.</ref> In the shorter game, he often accelerated the scoring in the later overs of the innings. As a bowler, he was known for his astute change of pace and was the pioneer in inventing a carefully disguised slower ball bowled from the back of the hand,<ref name="az"/> and regularly sent down the final overs, when his astute change of pace was difficult to score from. [[Allan Border]] often used Waugh as a final overs specialist in crunch situations and at his peak as a bowler, Waugh was the top slog overs specialist bowler for any conditions.

===1987 World Cup===
The [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987 World Cup]], played on the [[Indian subcontinent]], was the turning point of Waugh's career. Having scored 19* in the death overs against India in the first match, Waugh's tight bowling in the closing overs finished with his dismissal of [[Maninder Singh (cricketer)|Maninder Singh]] in the final over, which secured a one-run victory.<ref name="az"/> In the following match against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]], Waugh scored 45 before conceding only seven runs in six overs of bowling as the Australians won by 96 runs.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/> In the following match against [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]], Waugh bowled the last over with the Kiwis requiring seven runs for victory: he restricted them to only three runs by taking two wickets in the over.<ref name="1988wisden">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/150635.html|title=Australia v New Zealand|work=Wisden|publisher=ESPN Sports Media|access-date=22 September 2009}}</ref> He ended with 2/36.<ref name="1988wisden"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65102.html|title=12th Match: Australia v New Zealand at Indore, October&nbsp;18–19, 1987|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=22 September 2009}}</ref>

In the second round robin rotation, Waugh took 1/59 and scored 42 in a 56-run loss to India, before taking 2/37 in a 17-run win over New Zealand. In Australia's final group match, Waugh scored 10* before taking 1/9 from four overs in a 70-run win over Zimbabwe. Australia qualified for the semi-finals and faced co-hosts [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] on their home soil in [[Lahore]]. Batting first, Waugh hit 16 from the final over of the innings in a cameo of 32*,<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/> a match that Australia won by 18 runs.<ref name="az"/> In the final, he scored an unbeaten five in a brief innings at the end of the innings. He was a key player as Australia defended a target of 254 against [[England cricket team|England]] at [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]]. He claimed the wickets of [[Allan Lamb]] and [[Phillip DeFreitas]] in the 47th and 49th overs as England stumbled towards the end of the run-chase. Australia won by seven runs to claim the World Cup for the first time.<ref name="az"/> Waugh compiled 167 runs at 55.66 and took 11 wickets at 26.18.<ref name="odilist"/> These performances in tight situations earned him the nickname of "Iceman".<ref name="p351"/>

===Breakthrough tour of England===
However, Waugh continued to be inconsistent in Test matches. He made only 194 runs at 32.33 in five Tests in 1987–88 against the touring New Zealand, England and Sri Lanka teams.<ref name="testlist"/> His bowling helped to keep him in the team, with nine wickets at 29.67.<ref name="testlist"/> Waugh's ODI form remained strong, playing in all of Australia's 11 ODIs for the season, scoring 226 runs at 32.29 and taking 18 wickets at 23.50. He scored one half-century and took a haul of 4/33 in one match against Sri Lanka.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/>

A Test tour of Pakistan in late 1988 was unproductive, with 92 runs at 18.40 with one half century and two wickets at 108.00.<ref name="testlist"/> In 1988–89 against the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]], Waugh mixed some batting failures with two entertaining innings of 90 and 91 on the faster pitches of Brisbane and Perth, respectively. He bowled a series of bouncers at [[Viv Richards]] at Brisbane and claimed 3/77 and 5/92 in the Third Test at Melbourne. Of Waugh's spell at Brisbane, [[Bill O'Reilly (cricketer)|Bill O'Reilly]] wrote:
<blockquote>The most significant incident of the Brisbane Test ... was the salutation young Steve Waugh served up, in the form of three consecutive bouncers, to visiting captain Viv Richards ... I took it immediately as an uncompromising message to the opposing skipper that Waugh was sick to death of the bouncer policy that the West Indies have for so long adopted as their standard method of attack.<ref>{{Harvnb|Egan|2004|p=42}}</ref></blockquote>

Waugh continued to perform strongly in the ODIs, scoring 270 runs as 38.57 and taking seven wickets at 49.42. His highest score and best bowling analysis occurred in the same match, taking 3/57 before scoring 54 against West Indies in Melbourne. Despite this, Australia still lost the match.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/>

Heading into the [[1989 Ashes series]], Waugh's batting average was 30.52 from 26 Tests.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/guru?sdb=player;playerid=1795;class=testplayer;filter=basic;team=0;opposition=0;notopposition=0;season=0;homeaway=0;continent=0;country=0;notcountry=0;groundid=0;startdefault=1985-12-26;start=1985-12-26;enddefault=2004-01-06;end=2004-01-06;tourneyid=0;finals=0;daynight=0;toss=0;scheduledovers=0;scheduleddays=0;innings=0;result=0;followon=0;seriesresult=0;captain=0;keeper=0;dnp=0;recent=;viewtype=bat_cumulative;runslow=;runshigh=;batposition=0;dismissal=0;bowposition=0;ballslow=;ballshigh=;bpof=0;overslow=;overshigh=;conclow=;conchigh=;wicketslow=;wicketshigh=;dismissalslow=;dismissalshigh=;caughtlow=;caughthigh=;caughttype=0;stumpedlow=;stumpedhigh=;csearch=;submit=1;.cgifields=viewtype|title=Statsguru – SR Waugh – Test Batting – Cumulative career averages|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=23 September 2009}}</ref> In the three-match ODI series that preceded the Tests, Waugh scored 113 runs at 37.66 and took three wickets at 54.00.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/>

Waugh finally scored his maiden Test century, 177 not out in the First Test at [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Leeds]]. It was a free flowing innings marked by square driving, in just over five hours of batting which helped Australia set the platform for a win with a large first innings. He followed this with an unbeaten 152 in the Second Test at [[Lord's]], adeptly shepherding his tailend partners to help Australia set up a winning 242 run lead in the first innings. He was not dismissed until the first innings of the Third Test for 43, by which time he had amassed 393 runs. Waugh scored 92 in the Fourth Test at [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]] in another win. He did not pass 20 in either of the last two Tests and finished the series with 506 runs at 126.5. He bowled less frequently, with only two wickets in the six Tests. It was on this tour that he first experienced back problems that would hinder his bowling. On the brief tour of India for the Nehru Cup ODI tournament that followed the Ashes series, Waugh played as a specialist batsman for the first time.<ref>{{Harvnb|Egan|2004|p=61}}</ref> He scored 88 runs at 22.00 and did not bowl a ball.<ref name="odilist"/>

As Australia returned home for the 1989/90 international season. He scored 378 runs at 37.8 in the six Tests in Australia and the one-off Test in New Zealand. The highlight was an unbeaten 134 against [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] in the Second Test in Hobart. This followed twin half centuries in the First Test. His focus on batting saw him aggregate only 1/19 with the ball for the seven Tests. Thereafter his Test form tapered off.

The ODIs followed a similar pattern. Australia played ten ODIs on home soil during the season, followed by five in New Zealand.<ref name="auslistodi"/> After taking two wickets at 38.50 in the first three ODIs, Waugh did not bowl again for the season. After scoring only 99 runs at 19.80 in the first nine ODIs in Australia, Waugh was dropped for the Second Final against Pakistan, which Australia won.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/> He played in all five ODIs in New Zealand, making only 72 runs at 18.00.<ref name="odilist"/> He returned to the bowling crease in the Sharjah tournament, taking four wickets at 28.00 and scoring 98 runs at 49.00.<ref name="odilist"/>

In 1990, Waugh joined his twin brother [[Mark Waugh|Mark]] in an unbeaten partnership of 464 in 407 minutes for NSW against [[Western Warriors|Western Australia]] (WA) at the [[WACA Ground]], setting a world first-class record. Both teams were at full strength and WA's attack included Test bowlers [[Terry Alderman]], [[Bruce Reid]] and [[Chris Matthews (cricketer)|Chris Matthews]]. The twins ended with 216 and 229 respectively.<ref name="c322"/>

===Omission===
He suffered a form slump during the 1990–91 Ashes series in Australia, and was dropped for the Fourth Test at [[Adelaide Oval|Adelaide]] after making only 82 runs at 20.50.<ref name="testlist"/> He was replaced by his twin Mark, who scored a century on debut.<ref name="c322">Cashman, p. 322.</ref>

However, Waugh remained a regular in the ODI team, playing in all ten ODIs, scoring 141 runs at 35.25 and taking seven wickets at 49.42.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/>

Recalled for the Third Test in [[Trinidad]] during the 1991 tour of the Caribbean, he and Mark became the first twins to play in a Test match together.<ref name="c322"/> However, he failed to post a significant score and was dropped for the Fifth Test, Australia's only win for the series.

He played in all five ODIs and scored 86 runs at 28.66 and took five wickets at 30.60.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/>

Waugh remained out of the Test team for eighteen months and did not see action in the five-day format in 1991–92 season.<ref name="testlist"/> Nevertheless, Waugh played in all 18 ODIs for the season.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/> In the triangular series, he scored only 146 runs at 18.25 but consistently took wickets, with 16 scalps at 19.00.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/> As a result, he retained his position in the team for all eight of Australia's group matches in the subsequent [[1992 Cricket World Cup]] held in Australia and New Zealand. He scored 187 runs at 26.71 and took eight wickets at 34.63.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/> He scored 55 and took 2/28 in a 128-run win over Zimbabwe as Australia failed to progress beyond the group stage.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/>

He returned as number three batsman for the 1992–93 home Test series against the West Indies, but his form was again moderate. His 228 runs at 25.33 was bolstered by a score of 100 in the Third Test in Sydney. Waugh called this "probably the most important hundred of my Test career ... word had reached me that if I didn't get runs, then I was going to be dropped".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/01/1072908847625.html|title=Steve Waugh writes|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=2 January 2004|last=Waugh|first=Steve|access-date=23 September 2009}}</ref> He continued to be a fixture in the ODI team, playing in all ten matches and scoring 213 runs at 23.66 with one half-century and taking nine wickets at 39.22.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/>

Solid performances on the tour of New Zealand, where he scored 178 Test runs at 44.50, enabled Waugh to hold his position on the 1993 Ashes tour of England. He completed his tour with 120 runs at 30.00 and three wickets at 57.66 in the five ODIs.<ref name="odilist"/> The three-match ODI series in England preceded the Tests and Waugh scored 41 runs at 20.50 and took five wickets at 30.20.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/>

During the Test series, [[Michael Slater]] became the regular opener and Boon returned to the middle order. Waugh gained the number six position ahead of two promising Western Australians, [[Justin Langer]] and [[Damien Martyn]]. In the Fourth Test at Headingley, Waugh's 157 not out earned comparisons to his efforts in 1989 and he shared an unbroken stand of 332 with Allan Border.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/153606.html|title=4th Test England v Australia, match report|work=Wisden|publisher=ESPN Sports Media|last=Johnson|first=Peter|access-date=23 September 2009}}</ref> He also scored half-centuries in the First and Fifth Tests and ended with 416 at 83.2 from limited opportunities – he played nine innings, only five of which were completed. Australia's top order batting dominated the English attack, and the tourists retained the Ashes 4–1.

===New approach===
Returning to Australia, he solidified his position by scoring an unbeaten 147 against New Zealand in an innings victory in the Third Test at [[Brisbane]], ending the series with 216 runs once dismissed.<ref name="testlist"/> He missed part of the 1993–94 triangular ODI tournament with New Zealand and [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] due to a hamstring injury in late December, as well as the first two Tests against the South Africans. He returned for the end of the ODIs and ended with 141 runs at 23.50 and taking four wickets at 54.50.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/> Waugh played in the Third Test at [[Adelaide Oval]] in late January with Australia trailing 1–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;home_or_away=1;opposition=3;season=1993%2F94;spanmax1=31+Dec+1999;spanmin1=01+Jan+1990;spanval1=span;team=2;template=results;type=team;view=results|title=Test Match Results: Australia v South Africa 1993/94|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=23 September 2009}}</ref> He scored a 160 and took 4/26 as Australia won the Test and levelled the series.<ref name="testlist"/> He was named as the international player of the [Australian] season.

He took 5/28 and scored 86 in the Second Test of the return series in South Africa at [[Newlands, Cape Town]] to help Australia level the series 1–1 after losing the first at Wanderers in Johannesburg. Another half century saw him end with 195 runs at 65.00 and his bowling was at its most productive in five years, with 10 wickets at 13.00.<ref name="testlist"/> In the ODI series, he received the player of the series for his all-round efforts, which hauled Australia back from a deficit of 2–4 to draw the series at 4–4.<ref>{{Harvnb|Egan|2004|p=108}}</ref> Waugh took 2/48 in the final match as Australia levelled the series by one run. He ended with 291 runs at 48.50 and five wickets at 56.40.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/>

At the conclusion of the tour, the [[Cricket Australia|Australian Cricket Board]] interviewed Waugh, along with David Boon, Mark Taylor and Ian Healy to discern their opinions on the direction of the team after the impending retirement of [[Allan Border]] as captain. In spite of Waugh's greater experience, Taylor was granted the captaincy, while Healy was made vice-captain.<ref>{{Harvnb|Egan|2004|p=109}}</ref>
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The new leadership took the team to Sri Lanka for the Singer World Series ODI tournament and then on a Test-playing tour of Pakistan.<ref name="auslistodi"/> Waugh scored 53 runs at 17.66 and took five wickets in 16.20.<ref name="odilist"/> On the latter tour, Waugh made 73 in the First Test, which Australia agonisingly lost by one wicket.<ref name="testlist"/> His 98 in the Second Test at Rawalpindi was notable for his survival against a hostile barrage of short-pitched bowling from [[Wasim Akram]] and [[Waqar Younis]]. He eventually fell when a bouncer struck his body and rolled onto the stumps.<ref>{{Harvnb|Egan|2004|p=111}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Piesse|1999|pp=28–29}}</ref> A shoulder injury forced him out of the final Test, which Australia drew and therefore lost the series.<ref>{{Harvnb|Piesse|1999|p=30}}</ref> Waugh scored 153 runs at 38.25 with two half-centuries and took two wickets at 72.00 as Australia won the ODI tournament.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/>

During the 1994–95 Ashes series against England, he narrowly missed centuries in the Second and Fifth Test in Melbourne and Perth respectively, when he was 94 and 99 not out respectively when the last wicket fell.<ref name="testlist"/><ref>{{Harvnb|Piesse|1999|p=224}}</ref> In the second instance, his brother Mark was run out after a mix-up while running for the injured [[Craig McDermott]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/521881.html |title=O runner, where art thou? |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|author=Siddhartha Talya |date=4 July 2011 |access-date=20 January 2013}}</ref> It was an uneven series performance, scoring 94* and 26* in the Second Test and 99* and 80 in the Fifth, but not passing 20 in the six innings of the other three Tests. He ended the series with 345 at 49.28 and did not bowl for the entire series.<ref name="testlist"/> Waugh played only one ODI for the season, scoring a duck and not bowling a ball.<ref name="odilist"/> The season ended with short ODI tournament in New Zealand, which Australia won. Waugh scored 81 runs at 27.00 in four matches and did not bowl.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/>

===Frank Worrell Trophy regained in 1995===
The West Indies had been the ''[[wikt:bête noire|bête noire]]'' of Australian cricket since winning the [[Frank Worrell Trophy]] in 1978. At the beginning of Australia's 1995 tour of the Caribbean, the West Indies had not lost a Test series since 1980,<ref name="Reiffel">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/352855.html|title=We'll take it from here|publisher=ESPNcricinfo |last=Reiffel|first=Paul|access-date=22 July 2008}}</ref> and had not lost a Test series to Australia at home since 1973.<ref name="auslist"/><ref>{{Harvnb|Piesse|1999|p=64}}</ref> The Tests were preceded by an ODI series that was lost 1–4. Waugh scored 164 runs at 32.80 and took three wickets at 41.00.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/> In a low-scoring, four-Test series, Waugh compiled 429 runs at an average of 107.25 and claimed five wickets (for 62 runs)<ref name="testlist"/> to win the player of the series award; his twin Mark was the next best batsman with 240 runs at 40 average.
[[File:Curtly ambrose2 crop.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Curtly Ambrose]], the West Indian bowler with whom Waugh had a much-publicised altercation during the 1995 Frank Worrell Trophy]]

Waugh was at the centre of a controversy during the First Test at [[Kensington Oval|Barbados]] when he claimed a low catch from [[Brian Lara]] in the first innings. Television replays were inconclusive, but suggested that the ball may have hit the ground. Lara, noted for accepting the word of the fielder without question, left the field.<ref>{{Harvnb|Piesse|1999|p=66}}</ref> Following his dismissal, the West Indies' batting collapsed, and Australia went on to win by ten wickets.<ref>{{Harvnb|Piesse|1999|p=67}}</ref> Waugh later faced accusations of dishonesty and cheating over the incident.<ref name="az"/>

After scoring 65 not out in the drawn Second Test at [[Antigua]],<ref name="testlist"/> Waugh defied the Caribbean pacemen on a green pitch at [[Queen's Park Oval|Trinidad]] suited to their hostile bowling during the Third Test.<ref>{{Harvnb|Piesse|1999|p=69}}</ref> In the first innings, he scored an unbeaten 63 of Australia's 128 and had a mid-pitch confrontation with [[Curtly Ambrose]].<ref name="az"/><ref name="p354">{{Harvnb|Perry|2000|p=354}}</ref> After Waugh had evaded a bouncer from Ambrose, the pair exchanged glares. Waugh swore and told Ambrose to return to his bowling mark. An angry Ambrose had to be physically dragged away by his captain:<ref>{{Harvnb|Piesse|1999|p=70}}</ref> a photograph of this moment has become one of the iconic images of cricket in the 1990s. It symbolised the point when Australia was no longer intimidated by the West Indies. Waugh "showed he was prepared to put it all on the line", said [[Justin Langer]], "in the toughest conditions [...] against probably the best fast bowler of our time. To stand up to him [Ambrose] and go toe to toe [...] gave us a huge boost."<ref name="Reiffel"/>

Nevertheless, the West Indies won the match and levelled the series. In the decider in [[Sabina Park|Jamaica]], Waugh took 2/14 in the West Indies' first innings of 265<ref name="testlist"/> and then arrived at the crease with Australia at 73 for three in reply.<ref>{{Harvnb|Piesse|1999|p=71}}</ref> He compiled a long partnership of 231 runs with his brother Mark, who was eventually out for 126.<ref name="c322"/><ref>{{Harvnb|Piesse|1999|p=72}}</ref> Waugh was the last man to go, out for 200 after nine hours of batting. "Steve had made up his mind to bat and bat", wrote [[Paul Reiffel]], "to stay out there and anchor the proceedings. [... H]e copped a lot of blows on his arms, chest and ribs. When he came back to the dressing room at the end of day two, we could see the spots and bruises on his body [...]. I remember when I walked in [...] he didn't say anything to me, but then he didn't need to. We all pretty much knew that we just had to support him."

"He was in a trance-like state. [... I]n the wee hours of the second morning, a security guard was found rifling through Steve's kit bag. That incident [...] didn't affect his concentration. It all [...] just went to show how strong a character he was."<ref name="Reiffel"/>

Waugh played patiently and reached his double century with an all-run four to fine-leg off a quicker ball from [[Carl Hooper]]. He was the last man out. With a large lead on first innings, Australia dismissed the opposition for a low score to win a crushing victory.<ref>{{Harvnb|Piesse|1999|p=73}}</ref>

After some post-win [[wassailing]], Waugh retired to bed in his cricket whites, socks and baggy green. "[Y]ou could say that Steve's legacy gained a lot of momentum from his efforts at Jamaica", wrote Reiffel.<ref name="Reiffel"/>

===No 1 batsman===
Waugh started the 1995–96 Australian season ranked as the world's leading Test batsman.<ref name="1995ranking">{{cite web|url=http://www.iccreliancerankings.com/playerdisplay/test/batting/?id=1644&graph=ranking|title=ICC Player Rankings – Steve Waugh Tests Batting|publisher=International Cricket Council|access-date=23 February 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115041945/http://iccreliancerankings.com/playerdisplay/test/batting/?id=1644&graph=ranking|archive-date=15 January 2010}}</ref> He made an unbeaten 112 as Australia defeated Pakistan in the First Test at Brisbane and scored 200 runs at 50.00 for the series.<ref name="testlist"/><ref name="p354"/> Suffering an injury in December, he missed the First Test against Sri Lanka and part of the triangular ODI tournament, then returned for the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne to score 131 not out.<ref name="p355">{{Harvnb|Perry|2000|p=355}}</ref> Waugh returned during the latter stages of the triangular tournament, playing in the last four matches after missing the first six.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/> He scored his maiden ODI century, ten years after his ODI debut, with an unbeaten 102 against Sri Lanka in Melbourne. Despite this, Australia lost by three wickets. Waugh ended with 128 runs at 42.66 and did not take a wicket, bowling only four overs on his comeback from injury.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/> He helped Australia to a 3–0 result in the Test series by scoring 170 and 61 not out at Adelaide to end the series with 362 runs for once out. He also took 4/34 in the Third Test.<ref name="testlist"/><ref name="p355"/>

During the [[1996 Cricket World Cup]] on the subcontinent, Waugh scored 82 and featured in a 207-run partnership with his brother during Australia's first match against [[Kenyan cricket team|Kenya]]: an Australian record partnership at the World Cup. He made an unbeaten half-century in the quarter-final against New Zealand at [[Chennai|Madras]], sealing a successful run chase. However, he was less effective in the semi-final and final, failing to pass 20 on either occasion. Australia lost the final to Sri Lanka at Lahore.
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After the World Cup, [[Geoff Marsh]] replaced [[Bob Simpson (cricketer)|Bob Simpson]] as coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/6499.html|title=Profile: Geoff Marsh|work=Cricinfo Australia|publisher=ESPN Sports Media|access-date=23 September 2009}}</ref> The Australians started the new era with two ODI tournaments in Sri Lanka and India.<ref name="auslistodi"/> Waugh scored 366 runs at 40.66 with three half-centuries and took five wickets at 37.40 across nine matches.<ref name="odilist"/> The tour ended with a solitary Test against India in [[Delhi]], where Waugh was the only Australian to make a half-century in a defeat.<ref name="testlist"/>

Waugh failed to make a century in the five Tests of the 1996–97 Australian season against the West Indies, scoring 255 runs at 36.42 with three half centuries.<ref name="testlist"/><ref name="az"/> He also missed the Second Test against the West Indies after injuring his groin while bowling in the First.

The injury meant that Waugh was only available for six of Australia's eight ODI matches in the annual triangular tournament. Waugh managed only 159 runs at 26.50 and only bowled three overs without taking a wicket as he came back from injury as Australia missed the finals.<ref name="testlist"/><ref name="odilist"/>

Waugh returned to form on the 1997 tour of South Africa, averaging 78.25. He scored 160 in the First Test at Johannesburg, compiling a 385-run partnership with [[Greg Blewett]]. They batted for the entire third day's play to set up an innings victory. Waugh then top scored with half-centuries in both innings of the Third Test, which Australia lost. After the team's vice-captain [[Ian Healy]] was suspended for throwing his bat after his dismissal,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1996-97/AUS_IN_RSA/AUS_RSA_T3_21-24MAR1997_MR|title=3rd TEST: S. Africa v Australia at Centurion, 21–24&nbsp;March 1997|publisher=ESPNcricinfo |last=Deeley|first=Peter|date=26 March 1997|access-date=23 September 2009}}</ref> Waugh replaced him as Mark Taylor's deputy.<ref name="p355"/> Waugh continued his strong run in the seven ODIs, scoring 301 runs at 50.16 with four half-centuries. After scoring 50 and 50* in the first two matches, he scored 89 in a run chase in the sixth match as Australia sealed the series 4–2 with one over in hand. He then scored 91 in the last match in a vain run chase.<ref name="odilist"/><ref name="auslistodi"/>

On the 1997 Ashes tour, Australia started poorly with a 0–3 loss in the ODI series, with Waugh managing only 60 runs at 20.00.

This continued as Australia lost the First Test by nine wickets, drew the Second Test, then won the toss in the Third Test at Manchester. Gambling on batting first on green pitch, Australia slumped to 3/42 in the first hour when Waugh came out to bat. He made 108. Similarly, he began his second innings with Australia on 3/39 and scored 116. These two centuries in a low-scoring match won the game. Australia levelled the series and regained the initiative, retaining the Ashes with a 3–2 result. Waugh's only other notable score was 75, scored in the Fifth Test win at [[Trent Bridge|Nottingham]], and he finished with 390 runs at 39 average for the series.