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Waugh targets World Cup

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Australia's World Cup-winning captain Steve Waugh says he is battling hard to regain his place for next year's Cup defence in South Africa.
Waugh, who turns 37 next month, is also motivated to keep his Test average above 50.
"I've thought about it (the World Cup) quite a bit and I want to make sure I give it my best shot at trying to get back in there," Waugh told reporters at a book launch on Tuesday.
"I don't want to sit back in a few years' time and say, 'I wish I would've tried harder to get back into that one-day side.' I want to make sure I've done everything possible to try to get back there. I don't want to go halfhearted.
"You've got to be fit, you've got to be ready and I want to be considered if someone gets injured or the form of another player drops," Waugh said.
"I'm hoping to be first in that queue, so I've got to put myself in that position by getting runs, taking wickets if I bowl, just playing good cricket.
"If I can get the performances on the board, then you're going to be forcing the selectors' hand somewhat if a position becomes available."
Waugh said he was waiting for next week's Australian Cricket Board rankings to see if he was near to winning back a place in the one-day team.
The player rankings are decided by the Australian selectors, who rate their top 20 players in both one-dayers and Tests. The rankings are used to determine the 25 contracted players.
"I'm the same as anyone else -performances have got to be on the board," said Waugh, who led Australia in 106 one-day internationals.
Waugh remains captain of the number one-ranked team in Test cricket after leading Australia to series victories at home and away against nearest rivals South Africa.
However, the man who played such a dominant role in Australia's successful 1999 World Cup campaign was dropped for the sevenmatch limited-overs series in South Africa in March and April when Australia won 5-1 under Ricky Ponting.
Waugh, who made only 95 runs at an average of 19.00 in the three-Test series in South Africa, averages exactly 50.00 from 148 Tests, including 27 centuries.
He said: "Probably in some ways, it's a bit of an incentive to keep playing well."