Cricket: Waugh tells Australia to stick by top six

Former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh speaking at an event in Bangalore, India, early this month. He advises Australia to to stick with the nation’s top six Test batsmen if they are to have any chance of putting Australian cricket back on the winning path. - AFP Photo

SYDNEY: Former captain Steve Waugh has urged Australia coach Darren Lehmann to stick with his underperforming top six batsmen, saying no one performs at their best with the axe hanging over them.

Lehmann on Tuesday warned his batsmen that their Test careers were in jeopardy after a dramatic second innings collapse in the fourth Test saw England to a third straight Ashes series win.