Throw Zimbabwe out, demands Aussie great Waugh

NEW DELHI (AFP) — Cricket's senior statesman Steve Waugh joined the growing chorus for Zimbabwe's expulsion from Test matches, saying there was no place for teams picked on colour rather than merit.

"When a team is picked on the basis of colour they shouldn't be allowed to play. And that's exactly what's happening in Zimbabwe," the former Australian captain told reporters during his current trip to India.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is expected to debate Zimbabwe's future as a Test nation later this month following a revolt and subsequent sacking of the country's top 15 white players by the Zimbabwe Cricket Union.

South Africa have already said they don't want to host a weakened Zimbabwe side and Cricket Australia have refused to rule out the possibility that it could press for the expulsion of Zimbabwe from Test cricket.

Waugh, who turns 40 ...