India File

8220;I know there is a lot of talk that he shouldn8217;t captain again because of this so-called bribery investigation but I don8217;t believe that,8221; Taylor said.

8220;As I said at the time, I think he made a mistake and everyone is entitled to a mistake. I still see him as one of the candidates for the future.8221;

Warne has long been indentified as a natural successor to Taylor until he fell out of favour with the Australian public after admitting in early December that he took cash from an illegal Indian bookmaker in 1994 for information on pitch and weather conditions.

But Taylor said after leading Australia to a record sixth straight Ashes series win over England that talk of the captaincy was premature because he still had not decided his own future.

Taylor has made himself available for the nine-week tour of the West Indies starting in February but has not committed himself beyond that.

Speculation that taylor may have played his last Test match on home soil was fuelled when he wore his original baggy green cap during today8217;s fourth day of play rather than the wide-brimmed white hat he has worn throughout most of his career.

8220;I wanted to make sure that if it is the last day of Test cricket in Australia that I wore the right outfit,8221; Taylor told a post-game news conference.

Donald out of 4th Test

CAPE TOWN: If South Africa are to win the fourth cricket Test against the West Indies at Newlands then it looks as if they are going to have to do without the services of ace strike bowler Allan Donald.

Donald is suffering from a strained left hamstring and if captain Hansie Cronje and physio Craig Smith are to be beleived, short of a miraculous recovery over the next 24 hours, the 32-year-old paceman8217;s Test is over.

Donald, who limped off the field on Sunday after claiming 3-13 from five overs, gave his leg a try-out yesterday but managed to complete just one over off a shortened run-up before calling it quits.

Steve Waugh injuured

SYDNEY: Australia one-day cricket captain Steve Waugh has been ruled out of his side8217;s opening limited overs matches against England and Sri Lanka.

Waugh was named player of the series in the Ashes cricket Test series with England after scoring 498 runs at an average of 83 but will miss the first two one-day games because of a hamstring tear.

Australian team physiotherapist Errol Alcott said Waugh has been told to rest for a week even though the injury was not considered serious.