da betsul： BIRMINGHAM, England – Australian captain Steve Waugh made history todaywhen he was presented with the International Cricket Council Test worldchampionship trophy at Edgbaston
da imperador bet： Will Swanton04-Jul-2001BIRMINGHAM, England – Australian captain Steve Waugh made history todaywhen he was presented with the International Cricket Council Test worldchampionship trophy at Edgbaston.Waugh and his players received the trophy – a mace design produced insilver and gold, bearing the national logos of all Test countries andvalued at STG30,000 ($A81,900) – on the eve of the first Ashes Testagainst England.Australia is the first country to win the newly-introduced award and theceremony was a stark reminder to England, training nearby, of the taskthat awaits them when play begins tomorrow.Waugh’s team is No.1 on the rankings ahead of South Africa, with Englanda distant third.”The ICC Test championship trophy is a great idea,” said Waugh.”Since the game began people have debated which the best Test side is atany one time.”The introduction of this league table, coupled with the ICC’s ten-yeartours program, means we will now have a definitive answer to thatquestion.”It’s a huge honour for Australia to be the first holder as the playersplace enormous value on their success in this form of the game.”Australia has won ten of its last 13 series, lost two and drawn one,while South Africa has won ten of its last 15, with three losses and twodraws.Those two sides play each other home and away over the next nine months,giving South Africa the chance to become No.1.
