On this day: 2003 – Agony for Waugh in final Ashes Test

Sport360 staff 18:14 02/01/2016
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  • Despair: Steve Waugh.

    Steve Waugh was playing his final Ashes Test at his home ground in Sydney and started off in brilliant fashion, when he matched Don Bradman’s mark of 29 centuries with a cracking first-innings 102.

    It was a breezy knock, with him getting to his 100 in just 130 balls as Australia took a one-run lead.

    However, Michael Vaughan had other ideas and one of his finest innings – making 183 and guiding England to a fantastic total of 452.

    Andy Caddick took seven wickets, including the prized one of Waugh for six, as Australia were bowled out for 226 and lost by 225 runs. That prevented an Australian clean sweep as they won the series 4-1.

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