Steve Waugh reveals his Ashes 'nemesis'

Former Australia captain Steve Waugh says Ashes rival Angus Fraser was his "nemesis" in Test matches and one of the most underrated players he played against.

In a live chat on his Facebook page, Waugh nominated Fraser and former South African batsman Gary Kirsten as two of the most underrated players from his time in the game.

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Fraser, who played 46 Tests for England between 1989 and 1998 before moving into journalism and then administration, dismissed Waugh five times in 11 Ashes Tests against him, thrice for scores of 20 or less.

Waugh says right-armer Fraser, who bowled him three times in Tests, managed to hit on a persistent line the legendary batsman found difficult to handle.

"Angus Fraser from England was a bit of a nemesis in Test match cricket," Waugh said. "He got me out a lot.

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"He was a very consistent bowler who made you play at every ball and he was always on that probing length.

"Bowling-wise, I think he was underrated."

Waugh had previously nominated Fraser's English teammate Andy Caddick as one of the most underrated bowlers he faced in his long career.

Despite Australia's dominance of Ashes battles during the 1990s, Caddick had a knack of dismissing Waugh cheaply; he removed the Aussie right-hander 10 times in 17 Tests, all for scores of 25 or less, one short of Curtly Ambrose's record of 11 dismissals.

On the batting front, Waugh said Kirsten was underrated despite scoring more than 14,000 runs in his 11-year international career.

Kirsten scored two fighting Test centuries against Waugh, both in Australia; he added an unbeaten 108 to his first innings of 77 in the 1998 Adelaide Test and compiled a fighting 153 at the SCG in 2002 against an attack featuring the likes of Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne and Brett Lee.

"He was a guy who scored runs under pressure, was very consistent and was a bankable player for their side," Waugh said of Kirsten.

"He never seemed to get too phased and he had a fantastic temperament, even against the best bowlers and in tough conditions."