Editing Mark Waugh (section)

===Test century on debut===
At the age of 25, he was finally picked for his Test debut in 1990–91, which resulted in mixed emotions: his place in the team game came at the expense of his out-of-form brother,<ref>Knight, pp. 2, 198–109.</ref> who had only scored 82 runs at 20.50 for the series.<ref name="p352">Perry, p. 352.</ref><ref name="srwtest">{{cite web| title= Statsguru – SR Waugh – Tests – Innings by innings list | 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=aro_list;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 | publisher=[[Cricinfo]]| access-date=5 June 2008}}</ref> Playing against England in the fourth Test at the Adelaide Oval, Waugh came to the crease in the first innings on the first day with Australia in trouble at 4/104.<ref name="k3"/> The situation deteriorated when Australia fell to 5/126 and [[Greg Matthews]] joined Waugh at the crease.<ref name="debutcard">{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-australia-1990-91-61737/australia-vs-england-4th-test-63546/full-scorecard|title=Full Scorecard of Australia vs England 4th Test 1990/91 - Score Report |website=Espncricinfo.com|access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref> The pair batted until the end of the day, and Waugh brought up his century with a square drive late on the first day.<ref name="k3">Knight, p. 3.</ref> This made him the fifteenth Australian to make a century on debut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/239555.html|title=Records &#124; Test matches &#124; Batting records &#124; Hundred on debut |website=Espncricinfo.com|access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref> Phil Wilkins of ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' wrote that "Such a maiden Test century could hardly have been surpassed for commanding presence".<ref name="k3"/> Waugh was widely lauded for the style and elegance of his innings.<ref>Knight, p. 110.</ref> Waugh ended the day at 116 not out and was bowled early on the second morning for 138 by paceman [[Devon Malcolm]] to end a 171-run stand with Matthews. His innings had taken only 188 deliveries and featured heavy scoring through leg-side flicks.<ref name="k111">Knight, p. 111.</ref><ref name="k3"/> Waugh made 23 in the second innings and took his first Test catch, [[Mike Atherton]], caught from the bowling of Bruce Reid. The match was drawn and Waugh experienced his first Test victory when he scored 26 in the fifth Test in [[Perth]] as Australia sealed the series 3–0.<ref name="testlist"/><ref name="k112">Knight, p. 112.</ref> His performances saw him selected for the early 1991 tour of the West Indies, to play in five Tests and five ODIs against the world's most powerful team.<ref name="k112"/> Australia had not won a Test series in the Caribbean for 18 years against a team known for their physically intimidating fast bowlers.<ref>Knight, p. 113.</ref>
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In the first tour match against [[Jamaican cricket team|Jamaica]], Waugh was felled by a [[bouncer (cricket)|bouncer]] from [[Courtney Walsh]], but recovered to score a century despite the presence of his teammate's spilt blood on the pitch.<ref name="k114">Knight, p. 114.</ref> Waugh scored 67 from 66 balls in the first ODI at [[Sabina Park]] in [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] as Australia took a 1–0 lead. The ODI series was interrupted by the first Test, also at Sabina Park. Waugh scored 39 in a rain-affected draw, later admitting to having felt out of his depth against the hostile fast bowling—blood was spilt on both sides.<ref>Knight pp. 114–115.</ref> The ODI series resumed and after consecutive matches without passing 20, Waugh played a large part in victory in the fourth match that gave Australia the series win. He scored 49 from only 37 balls and then took 3/34 to seal a 37-run win.<ref name="k114"/> He ended the series with 156 runs at 31.20 and eight wickets at 18.25.<ref name="odilist"/> The Test series resumed and Waugh scored 71 in the second Test as Australia lost by ten wickets.<ref name="testlist"/>

The brothers played their first Test match together in the third Test at [[Queen's Park Oval]] in [[Trinidad]].<ref name="az"/><ref>Knight, p. 118.</ref> Waugh top-scored with 64 in the first innings of another rain-affected draw, before taking his first Test wicket, [[Curtly Ambrose]]. He admitted that he was pleased that the weather prevented him from having to spend more time facing the West Indian pacemen.<ref>Knight, p. 120.</ref> He did not pass 20 in the fourth Test in [[Bridgetown, Barbados]], as the West Indies retained the [[Frank Worrell Trophy]] 2–0 with a 343-run victory. He was the most successful bowler in the second innings, taking 4/80, including the wicket of Viv Richards. His bowling included short-pitched bowling, reasoning that the Australians were going to be bounced anyway.<ref>Knight, p. 122.</ref>

In the fifth Test of the series in [[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's, Antigua]], Waugh made 139 not out from 188 balls.<ref name="az"/> Devising a different strategy of combating the short-pitched bowling, Waugh backed away from the stumps and sliced the bowlers over the slips cordon.<ref name="91cut">Knight, pp. 124–125.</ref> Shielding the tailenders from the West Indies fast bowlers, he still managed to score a century between tea and stumps.<ref name="az"/>{{Citation needed|date=June 2008}} He reached his century in 133 minutes and was unbeaten at the end of the innings with 11 fours and three sixes. Australia made 403 in the first day and went on to win the match. Waugh ended the Test series with 367 runs at 61.17,<ref name="p352"/><ref name="91cut"/> the best among the Australians,<ref name="91cut"/> in addition to taking eight wickets at 22.83.<ref name="testlist"/>