Sport 29-10-2002 who: Australian batsman Mark Waugh what: Retires from international cricket after being dropped from Ashes squad where: Brisbane, Australia when: Yesterday snippet: "I`m still batting well enough to make runs at international level, which is the disappointing thing," said the man The Guardian calls "the most elegant batsman of his generation" yesterday. "But the bottom line is I haven`t put the scores on the board and if you don`t do that you come under pressure. It would have been nice to finish at the Sydney Cricket Ground, but there are not many fairytales in sport." [... more]

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