Waugh: Sizing up the 145;Old Enemy146;

England have paid the price for gambling on unfit players for the Australian cricket tour, Australian captain Steve Waugh said today.

England8217;s tour has been bedevilled by injuries with bowlers Darren Gough and Simon Jones sent home and allrounder Andy Flintoff troubled by the after-effects of a hernia operation he had prior to coming to Australia.

Front-line spinner Ashley Giles is the latest casualty, breaking his wrist while batting in the nets yesterday and ruled out for six weeks. Waugh said England8217;s selection policy of choosing unfit players to tour was in contrast to Australia8217;s approach of only playing fit players .