``I know there is a lot of talk that he shouldn't captain again because of this so-called bribery investigation but I don't believe that,'' Taylor said.

``As I said at the time, I think he made a mistake and everyone is entitled to a mistake. I still see him as one of the candidates for the future.''

Taylor has made himself available for the nine-week tour of West Indies starting February but has not committed himself beyond that.

Speculation that Taylor may have played his last Test match on home soil was fuelled when he wore his original baggy green cap today rather than the wide-brimmed white hat he has worn throughout most of his career.

``I wanted to make sure that if it is the last day of Test cricket in Australia that I wore the right outfit,'' Taylor told a news conference.

Steve Waughinjured

SYDNEY: Australia one-day cricket captain Steve Waugh has been ruled out of his side's opening limited overs matches against England and Sri Lanka. Waugh was named player of the series in the Ashes cricket Test series with England after scoring 498 runs at an average of 83 but will miss the first two one-day games because of a hamstring tear.

Donald out of 4th Test

CAPE TOWN: Donald is suffering from a strained left hamstring and if captain Hansie Cronje and physio Craig Smith are to be believed, short of a miraculous recovery over the next 24 hours, the 32-year-old paceman's Test is over.

Donald, who limped off the field on Sunday after claiming 3-13 from five overs, gave his leg a try-out yesterday but managed to complete just one over off a shortened run-up before calling it quits.