Steve Waugh joins 10,000 club

Australia's Steve Waugh has hit the last ball of the day for four to complete a brilliant century after becoming only the third player to pass 10,000 Test runs on an emotional second day of the final Ashes match against England.

His unbeaten 102 was his 29th Test century, equalling cricket immortal Don Bradman's Australian record, and helped the home side reach stumps at 237 for five.

Waugh's last-ball boundary meant he equalled Bradman's Australian centuries record that had stood since 1948 and put him joint third on the on the all-comers' list headed by Indians Sunil Gavaskar (34) and Sachin Tendulkar (30).

When he reached 69, Waugh, who is already making his world record-equalling 156th Test appearance, joined fellow Australian Allan Border (11,174) and former Indian captain Gavaskar (10,122) as the only players in Test history to reach 10,000 runs.