Auckland, Feb 25: Former World Cup-winning captain Steve Waugh Wednesday said New Zealand will be going into Saturday's World Cup Pool A encounter at the Eden Park here against Australia as "a slight favourites".
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Waugh, who was instrumental in helping Allan Border-led Australia win 1987 World Cup and captained his country to glory in 1999, said Eden Park is a hard place to play in, and given the confidence and form of the Black Caps, it will be a tough test for his countrymen.
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