00:00In this video, we revisit a tenacious and gritty knock from the man who came to symbolize
00:06Australian resilience.
00:08Stevo facing the fire and fury of the West Indies Space Battery in the first test at
00:13Bridgetown in 1995, Stevo stood tall and unflinching.
00:17He compiled a crucial 65 runs of 81 balls in 128 minutes, laced with eight firm boundaries.
00:25It shot a statement of determination against the most fearsome attack of that era.
00:31It was not a flamboyant display but a knock built brick by brick, soaked in patience, courage
00:37and calculated stroke play.
00:39So sit back and relive this vintage gem from the golden archives of test cricket, a reminder
00:44of how one man's grit can tilt the balance in the most hard fought of battles.
00:51And so it's the Brothers War in charge.
00:58Junior is already there.
01:06Well, Stevo looks in a very hitting aggressive mood.
01:12He's whacked the ball for four past Squirley to get off the mark and then he's hit another
01:19boundary because it can't be stopped by the big fella who gives a wry smile.
01:22Not a perfectly timed shot, but he looks in a hitting aggressive mood.
01:29Well, he's got away with that.
01:35Steve Waugh hits his third boundary and Australia is three for 138.
01:45Australia three for 151.
01:54Uppishly, he's in that hitting mode and he's striking the ball to the fence again.
02:03Yeah, good shot off the back foot.
02:18He's just warming up a bit his Kirtle yet.
02:21The ball's not quite firing out of his hand.
02:24Just putting it there.
02:28He needs something as far.
02:31A couple of overs warm up and then some spark to just get him ignited.
02:36Short, short of Lara I think.
02:41Got the edge, good fielding.
02:44I don't think that carried to Lara.
02:49Just on the half volley.
02:52Got the mistake from him.
02:58There it is.
02:59Just in front.
03:01That's cracked away.
03:15He really put everything into that.
03:18Another boundary.
03:19So the boundaries really are rattling along here at Kensington.
03:24And that's the usual Trini Posse with the Trini Bear.
03:31And that's just one guy's lot.
03:33Three.
03:34He's climbed up very sweetly indeed.
03:43And that's four.
03:44He's played well off his pants and off his legs from the word go.
03:48Well it's smart cricket by Steve Waugh because Richard Richardson has given Kirtley Ambrose a very difficult feel to boulder.
04:01He's got right across his stilts.
04:08Just diving full length to Parry.
04:14Stephen Waugh hooking that through.
04:19Five for 196 that puts the Australians ahead.
04:24Brave attempt to stop the boundary.
04:37I don't think you'll see many better back foot shots than this.
04:41Did give him quite a bit of width and shortness.
04:44It was a loosener first ball but still a very good shot.
04:49So Steve Waugh gets his 50.
04:57Your half century.
05:02He's got that one away very comfortably for four.
05:16He's been strung off his toes all day.
05:19His pads.
05:22Well Courtney Walsh attempting the Yawker there.
05:25That ball drifting a bit down the leg side.
05:27And not quite up as far as the length is concerned.
05:35It's brilliantly caught by Junior Murray.
05:38It's a brilliant catch diving full length to his right.
05:41He's quite tall for a keeper.
05:43It's Steve Waugh reproaching himself.
05:46It's a magnificent piece of work by Junior Murray.
05:49The crowd go up.
05:50Junior Murray is delighted.
05:52To his feet he realized that he had taken a very good catch.
05:55It's 6 for 2.30 Australia.
06:03Truly an outstanding catch.
06:05Steve Waugh making one of the few mistakes that he has made in this innings and playing for it.
06:10That ball certainly wouldn't have gotten to Brian Lara at first.
06:15Steve Waugh innings proved vital.
06:17Anchoring Australian first innings effort and helping his side post a total that would ultimately prove decisive.
06:23From there Australians seized the momentum.
06:26Their ballers tearing into the West Indies' famed batting line-up.
06:30What followed was a history.
06:32A 10-wicket victory inside three days.
06:34The West Indies' first such defeat on home soil in three decades.
06:38This was more than just a runs on a scorecard.
06:41It was a turning point in cricket's great rivalry.
06:44Steve Waugh's effort epitomized the unyielding spirit that would soon carry Australia into an era of dominance.
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06:56Thank you very much.
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