Steve Waugh, the former Australia captain, has indicated a willingness to consider the role of selector after it emerged that the panels chairman Rod Marsh will vacate his post at the end of the season.Series defeats in Sri Lanka and South Africa have renewed focus on the Australian teams performance, and there is tension in the air as Steven Smiths team lk to rebound by winning at home.Marshs decision not to seek a contract renewal was announced after the South Africa ODI series ended in a 5-0 defeat, and he will not be the only man under pressure, should results go badly this summer.Pat Howard, the head of team performance, is also out of contract next year, and will be lking to recast the selection panel before that time. Darren Lehmann, the national team coach and selector, has had his contract renewed until 2019.Waugh, whose twin brother Mark has been a selector since 2014, said he would be open to joining the panel. Id listen to it if the opportunity came up, but there are a lot of things youve got to throw into the mix and see whether its the right time, Waugh told the Sydney Morning Herald. I think there are a lot of gd cricket brains in Australia. No one has asked me, but Id listen to it.Aside from a brief chat during the 2015 World Cup, Waugh has seldom been seen near the Australian side since his 2004 retirement, but has remained a respected voice and was a member of the Argus review panel in 2011, alongside fellow former captains Mark Taylor and Allan Border.Waugh perceives 2016-17 to be a pivotal summer for Smith in particular. You always have a honeymn period. The first six to 12 months, everything is fantastic. You make all the changes and they work, Waugh said. Then, the reality sets in and its a bit harder than that.I think losing that series in Sri Lanka probably was a bit of a shock to the system. I thought our fielding was very pr, which is unlike Australia, and that sort of set the benchmark for the rest of their cricket.[Smith] will be having a gd lk at himself, his captaincy style and which players he wants in the team. These six Tests in Australia could well define his captaincy going forward. I think if they have a gd series in Australia and the team stays stable, and they respond to his leadership, then its great for him, but if things dont go well, it will be a challenging time for him, particularly after the last few losses. But, as a captain, the one thing about Steve Smith is hes amazing in the way he responds when things are down.Waugh also noted Smiths recent comments about the quiet nature of numerous members of the Test team and wanting to see a more boisterous group.Thats when hes got to get together with the selectors and say this is the type of player I want in the side, Waugh said. 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The Bryan and Daniel Guy training partnership is hoping lightning can strike twice with the promising Starcourt.The gelding will be having his second start for the Guy stable in the Colts and Geldings Three-Year-Old (1000m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.At his first start for the Guys two weeks ago Starcourt was an impressive second to promising Savana Amour in fast time at Dmben.Starcourt was originally trained by Gary Mre in Sydney and had one start for him when third at Hawkesbury in February.After that run it was decided he would be better placed in Queensland and Starcourt has blmed since moving north.He won a Gold Coast trial last month and then was very gd first-up when he showed pace and fought on well, Bryan Guy said.He will be fitter for that run on Saturday and he has a gd barrier.ddddddddddddMre was also the original trainer of Eagle Way who was sent to Guy and went on to win the Group One Queensland Derby in June.Eagle Way is now in Hong Kong with trainer John Mre but the Guys are hopeful Starcourt can go some way to filling the void.It would be a bit much that lightning would strike twice. 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