Steve Waugh talks up England Australian cricket legend Steve Waugh today talked up the current England side. Thankfully for England fans Waugh is only talking these days having retired from Cricket. Media hawks have questioned the toughness of the current team under Ponting and they seem to lack the steel that Waugh instilled into them. "England have a resilience and edge to sustain the team in testing times and a flamboyant and skill level to excite in the dominant moments," said Waugh.

"Without doubt, England are using the same blueprint as we used in 1995 to dethrone the mighty West Indies," said Waugh, who played in 168 Tests and made nearly 11,000 runs.

"It was based around aggression on the field, including targeting their bowlers when they came out to bat with a barrage of short stuff and positive, up-beat body language."

As a side note, Waugh produced the best test innings I've ever seen at Sydney in 2003 against England. Fighting to save his career as a test batsman under enormous pressure Waugh carved his way to an incredibly dramatic ton. His hundred coming off the last ball of the day. Stewart Robertson my mate from Sydney was uncontrollable at this point jumping up and down screaming 'Yes, yes, yes'. It was a magic moment. I'm for one, glad that Waugh won't be walking out to bat against us this summer.