Editing Mark Waugh (section)

===Debut years===
Waugh was seeking to force his way into the Australian team at the start of the 1988–89 season. He started poorly, with a duck and 18 against [[Queensland cricket team|Queensland]] and not taking a wicket. In the next match he made a duck and appeared to be in control in the second innings when he was run out for 46.<ref name="k68">Knight, p. 68.</ref> He then faced the touring [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]], Waugh was dismissed for nine in the first innings. In the second innings, Waugh bounced back to score an unbeaten 103 from 163 balls against the team regarded as the best in the world at the time, earning praise from their captain [[Viv Richards]].<ref>Knight, pp. 70–71.</ref> In the following match against Tasmania, Waugh was immediately out for a duck attempting a cut shot, but made 100 not out in the second innings. He then scored 69 and 39 against Western Australia.<ref>Knight, pp. 71–72.</ref> Waugh was overlooked for Test selection,<ref name="k71">Knight, p. 71.</ref> but was selected in the ODI squad for the start of the triangular tournament against the West Indies and Pakistan. It was to be the first time that twins played international cricket for Australia.<ref name="k73">Knight, p. 73.</ref>

Waugh made his ODI debut against Pakistan at the Adelaide Oval in December, but did not bat or bowl as Australia took a nine-wicket victory.<ref name="k74">Knight, p. 74.</ref> Two days later against the West Indies in [[Sydney]], Waugh took his first ODI catch when he caught [[Gordon Greenidge]] from [[Peter Taylor (Australian cricketer)|Peter Taylor]]. He batted for the first time, partnering his brother during a run chase, scoring 18 from 19 balls. Steve was run out, something that was to occur multiple times while they batted together. Australia lost by one run.<ref name="k75">Knight, p. 75.</ref> Waugh made 32 in the next match against the West Indies, and again Steve was run out while they were batting together.<ref name="k75"/> Waugh was omitted for the next three ODIs but returned to make 12 against Pakistan before scoring 42 from 53 in the final round-robin match against the West Indies. Waugh was omitted for the first final, which Australia won by two runs, before replacing [[Simon O'Donnell]] in the second match. He took two catches in the second match and scored 22 and five as Australia lost both to concede the series. Waugh ended his first international series with 131 runs at 21.83.<ref name="k76">Knight, p. 76.</ref>

Waugh returned to Australia in preparation for the 1989–90 season, having been overlooked for the ODI squad for the Nehru Cup in India.<ref name="k90">Knight, p. 90.</ref> At the start of the season, the Australian selectors wanted Waugh to tighten up before he could be selected for Tests. He was selected for his only ODI season in 1990, scoring 14 in the second final as Australia won the series, and was overlooked of the New Zealand tour in March 1990.<ref name="k94">Knight, p. 94.</ref>