da roleta： SYDNEY – Beleaguered Test batsman Mark Waugh says he is confident he cando well against England in the coming Ashes series if the Australianselectors give him the opportunity to play.
AAP24-Oct-2002SYDNEY – Beleaguered Test batsman Mark Waugh says he is confident he cando well against England in the coming Ashes series if the Australianselectors give him the opportunity to play.Waugh returned to Australia this morning with his position undercontinued scrutiny after averaging just 20 in the three-Test seriesagainst Pakistan.But the middle order batsman believes he’s playing as well as hisbrother, Test captain Steve, who scored a century in the final Test.”I’m batting well enough. In the first Test, I let a good chance slip bythere in making 55 and the Tests in Sharjah – they were pretty goodbatting wickets,” Waugh said.”I was a bit disappointed not to make runs, especially in the last Testbut these things happen.”Asked if his form merited selection for the opening Ashes Test, Waughreplied: “you’re asking the wrong person, I’m not a selector, I’m aplayer.”Fast bowler Brett Lee, whose position is also under fire after a leanseries against Pakistan, said he was happy with the way he bowled in thefinal Test and it was just a matter of him being patient.Meanwhile Australian one day captain Ricky Ponting said he expectsEngland to be “cherry ripe” by the time the first Test in Brisbanestarts in two weeks.England lost its opening tour match by 58 runs to an ACB chairman’s XIbut Ponting believed they would improve considerably with a few moregames.