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can win without Waugh, says Gilchrist
Leeds,
England, August 15:
Adam Gilchrist is confident Australia can continue their winning
ways against England in the fourth Test at Headingley without
injured captain Steve Waugh.
"Take Steve Waugh out of any team and they're going to be a lot
worse off but we have a very reliable replacement in Simon Katich,"
he told a press conference on the eve of the match.
Gilchrist, who is expected to lead the Australians for the final two
matches after Waugh tore a calf muscle in the third Test, added:
"There's an incentive for me...to try and succeed without his
great leadership and batsmanship.
"He's told me I'm in charge. He's shown the respect of the
captaincy position by saying that. But I was very much in favour of
him staying on (the tour) and it would be stupid of me not to
utilise his knowledge and skills while he's around. I'll be very
comfortable going to him for advice.
"It's a job share at the moment but it's his again when he gets
back."
Australia lead the series 3-0, securing their seventh successive
Ashes. Gilchrist, though, said there was no chance of Australia
letting up.
"I guess we have been guilty of not playing well in dead
rubbers in previous years," he said. "But there's a whole
lot of incentives and desires driving us on."
Gilchrist, who has lead Australia once before in a Test as a
stand-in skipper, said he did not feel it would affect his batting.
He has hit scores of 152, 90 and 54 in his three innings to date.
"If I get anything less than 98 it will look like it has
affected me," he said. "But it doesn't feel like it's
burdened me."
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