Waugh wants own Aussie Ashes urn: report

London, August 19: Steve Waugh is hoping to forge a new Ashes trophy that he can take back to Australia at the end of next week's fifth and final Test, it was reported here Monday.

Waugh is in favour of burning the bails from the Oval showdown and placing them in a new urn, the Daily Mail reported.

The Australian skipper and his team-mates are reportedly frustrated by the refusal of the MCC to allow the original Ashes urn to leave the Lord's museum, where it has rested since 1927.

Now Waugh supports the idea of a 'new' set of Ashes being taken back to Australia.

"I like it - that's a great idea. If somebody can find an appropriate vessel to put the Ashes in, we'll do it," Waugh remarked when the suggestion was put to him.

An England and Wales Cricket Board spokesman said they would not stand in the way of the demand.

"If Steve wants some bails used at The Oval, we will happily supply them," the Mail quoted him as saying.

A plea by Waugh for Australia to be given the original trophy earlier this month was rejected by the ECB.

"We've won the series and I think we should get the Ashes," Waugh said after Australia's seven-wicket victory at Trent Bridge in the third Test. Australia lead the five-match series 3-0 and have set their sights on a historic 5-0 whitewash.