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2003 World Cup to be Steve Waugh's swansong

Australian captain Steve Waugh plans to retire from international cricket after the 2003 World Cup in South Africa.

Waugh, Australia's second highest Test runscorer after Allan Border, with 8,373 runs at an average of 50.44, said the World Cup would be the ideal way to close his career.

Steve Waugh "I'd like to be around maybe for the next World Cup," Waugh, 35, told reporters.

"That's the long-term goal. I'm not sure whether I can make it that far, but I'm going to give it a go anyway."

He said the competitive fire that has highlighted his 126-Test career still burned.

"The fire's definitely there. I loved playing (club cricket) for Bankstown recently," he said.

"I made nought, played on a ground covered in chook (chicken) manure, which smelt pretty ordinary, but when we had the opportunity to win I got pretty excited."

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