da fezbet： If Steve Waugh scores a century in the third Test against England he canjoin the elite company of David Boon, Mark Taylor, Mark Waugh and RickyPonting
da esoccer bet： David Wiseman28-Nov-2002If Steve Waugh scores a century in the third Test against England he canjoin the elite company of David Boon, Mark Taylor, Mark Waugh and RickyPonting.The group consists of those players who have scored a Test century on everyground in Australia.Ponting only became a member recently when he made 123 in the first inningsof the first Test at the Gabba.You could even argue that Sunil Gavaskar belongs to the club. He neverscored a hundred at Bellerive Oval but then again, he never played a Testthere. Gavaskar scored centuries on all the mainland grounds in Australia.Waugh has come close before. Very close.Ninety-one against the West Indies in 1988 which would have been his first Testcentury.He was on 96 against New Zealand in 1997 until Shayne O’Connor bowled him.And the infamous 99 not out against England in 1995.The injured Craig McDermott was batting last and with the aid of a runnerwho happened to be Mark Waugh. Confusion at the crease saw Steve Waughbecame the second player stranded on 99 at the WACA. The first beingGeoffrey Boycott in 1979All this talk of Steve Waugh and hundreds is ironic given how much pressurehe was under to score his first. Forty-one innings came and went before his firstone.Since then, the hundreds haven’t stopped. He has one against every Testcountry Australia has played against. He has one batting at Nos 3,5,6and 7. He has had at least one every year since 1993.His 28 hundreds are the second most for Australia, one behind Sir DonaldBradman’s 29. His total is the fourth highest in history behind Bradman, Sachin Tendulkarand Gavaskar.If Waugh could snag a hundred in the fourth innings of the game in Perth, itwould be his first three-figure score in the fourth innings of a match. Heonly averages 24 in the fourth innings with his only half century, the 67 hemanaged against New Zealand at the WACA last year.Waugh won’t be too worried one way or another about making a century at theWACA to complete the set.He has plenty of other milestones coming his way to worry about.*213 runs to bring up 10,000 Test runs*52 runs for 3000 Test runs against England*Two more Test wins for most wins by an Australian captain*Four more Tests for the most appearances.But the only statistic Waugh will worry about is three more wins for the 5-0drubbing of England.
