Steve Waugh's career in photos

1 of 13 Three-and-a-half years after his debut, Waugh scored his debut Test century in the successful Ashes campaign of 1989

2 of 13 Waugh hit centuries in both innings of the match against England at Trent Bridge in 1997

3 of 13 Brothers Mark and Steve Waugh shared many high-scoring partnerships for both Australia and New South Wales

4 of 13 Waugh became Test captain in 1999, replacing Mark Taylor after a successful spell as one-day skipper

5 of 13 As one-day skipper, Waugh led Australia to World Cup glory in England in 1999, thrashing Pakistan in the final

6 of 13 Australia thrashed the West Indies 5-0 in 2000/01 during a period when Australia won 16 consecutive Tests

7 of 13 Waugh was in supreme form during the 2002/03 Ashes series and equaled Sir Donald Bradman's record of 29 Test centuries

8 of 13 Waugh also became only the third player to score 10,000 Test runs during the Ashes series, which Australia won 4-1

9 of 13 The third Test in the West Indies in May 2003 saw Waugh pass Sir Donald Bradman's record as he made a 30th Test century

10 of 13 Waugh hit another century and oversaw a record 37th Test win as Australian captain in the first Test against Bangladesh in July

11 of 13 Waugh made a 32nd Test century to move just two behind India's Sunil Gavaskar all-time record as Australia won the series 2-0

12 of 13 Waugh's final innings comes in the fourth Test against India at his home ground, the SCG in Sydney, where he makes a gallant 80

13 of 13 His Australian team-mates carry their retiring captain on a lap of honour after securing a draw to save the series in Waugh's 168th, and last, Test