Australian captain Steve Waugh is willing to tour Pakistan but won't raise the issue when he meets the Australian Cricket Board to discuss his contract tomorrow.

The 36-year-old said if the ACB asked him to go to the troubled region of Pakistan he would.

The question would then be what sort of side Waugh would lead. His brother Mark as well as team-mates Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne and vice-captain Adam Gilchrist have all expressed grave reservations about touring.

Their reluctance to travel will probably force the ACB to rearrange its second successive series after it aborted the recent trip of Zimbabwe because of security concerns.

There has been speculation the series could be played a neutral venue in the middle east or north Africa.

Waugh has faith the ACB and the Pakistan Cricket Board will make the right decision, saying he would be on the plane to Pakistan if that's what the ACB decided.

"I will support whatever the board recommend," he said today.

"I'm sure they (ACB) would have done their homework - and yeah, I would (go)."

The tour, scheduled for September-October, has been thrown into disarray since 14 people were killed outside the hotel of the touring New Zealand team earlier this month.

While Waugh said he would not be raising the issue with the ACB tomorrow, of more immediate interest to Australia's Test captain will be his place in the one day team.

Dropped from that team on the recent tour of South Africa, Waugh will be looking for some clarity on his one day future.

"I have a contract meeting tomorrow and I'll probably get a good gauge as to how they see me in regards to one day cricket and Test cricket," Waugh said. He said he didn't feel nervous before these meetings.

"No, they are out of my control. The decision has already been made so I tend to not dwell on things I can't control. Once I get on the field then I can control that and that is what I am concerned about."

Ever the optimist, Waugh said the World Cup next year was still a major priority even though his name was left of the selector's sheet for June's one-day series against Pakistan to be played in Brisbane and Melbourne.

"I didn't expect it to be there.

"It's hard to make the Australian side - there's only 13 players picked and I missed out."

Arriving back last night from Monte Carlo where the Australian side collected the Laureus World Team of the Year award, Waugh was at Randwick race course today spruiking new tights he wears while flying and training.

Waugh has suffered from deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and also shin splints in the past, but said heading into this season he's feeling the best he has for a long-time.

"My body feels good, I'm training regularly. My body feels better now than it did 10 years ago, and I haven't had many injuries," he said.

"I've done pretty well over the last 17 years and I'm hoping this season is going to be a good one."

© 2002 AAP

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