Waugh’s secret classy gesture to cricket minnows thrown to the wolves

“Later he (Waugh) asked, ‘Do you guys read the newspapers?’ I said, ‘Not usually, but sometimes.’ He asked, ‘Did you read David Hookes comment?’ I said, ‘Yes, we did.’ He told us, ‘Don’t worry about it. It’s just a mad man talking and I believe you are a much better team than that and you’ll play well against us. I wish you all the best.”