Glenn McGrath, who has often predicted results of Australia’s Test rubbers, on Monday forecast yet another 5-0 clean sweep by his country against England in the upcoming Ashes series.
“I am looking forward to the Ashes. I had been predicting 5-0, but I have changed my prediction. I am now predicting 10-0 because Australia is already 5-0 up from the last tour,” was the ex-fast bowler’s tongue-in-cheek response to a query here.
The 45-year-old banked his prophesy on the way the reigning ODI world champion Australia has been playing. “The Australian team have been playing some exceptional cricket (while) England had their confidence knocked around from the World Cup. I want good competitive cricket with Australia winning each game,” said McGrath.
McGrath was full of praise for the Australian pace attack led by Mitchell Johnson.
“Australia has got plenty of fast bowlers, which is great. The way Mitchell Johnson came back and bowled, especially in the Ashes, was brilliant. He really led the team and won the Ashes for us. Mitchell Starc has got the height control and bowls that yorker. Ryan Harris has been a quality bowler for Australia for a long time. He has good control and builds pressure up.
“Then you have Josh Hazlewood coming in — he’s tall, hits good areas and gets good bounce. There’s enough variation between those four.”
