Steve Waugh clocked up the milestones today by defying England's attempts to take control of the final Test at the SCG by hitting a superb century on potentially his farewell appearance at the SCG.
With the Australian selectors refusing to guarantee his place beyond the end of this series and endless speculation about whether he is due to announce his retirement, Waugh shrugged off all his recent attention to become only the third player in history to score 10,000 Test runs.
If following Sunil Gavaskar and Allan Border to the landmark was not enough of an achievement, Waugh then hit his 29th Test century by driving the last ball of the day from Richard Dawson for four - equalling the record set by Sir Don Bradman - to finish unbeaten on 102.
His efforts enabled his side to reach a respectable 237 for five at the close of a fluctuating second day after they had earlier torn through England's lower order to dismiss them for 362 having resumed on 264 for five.
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