You still have to enjoy the tour games. If you go out there and just go through the motions, you can easily get into bad habits, you lose a bit of rhythm or a bit of form and then things can go pretty bad pretty quickly. Glenn McGrath Read Quote
When I was playing that was the main focus – you knew what you had to achieve but you want to have fun doing it, otherwise there’s no point in doing it. Glenn McGrath Read Quote
There’s always a little bit of anticipation – some people call it nerves – the night before, and although I always slept pretty well before big matches, you want to be on edge a little bit to get the best out of yourself. Glenn McGrath Read Quote
Standing at the end of your run with the ball in your hand preparing to bowl the first ball of an Ashes series is an amazing feeling. Glenn McGrath Read Quote
Umpiring is a tough job. Don’t get me wrong – I wouldn’t want to be an umpire. You’ve got a split second to make a decision. Glenn McGrath Read Quote
I loved playing at Lord’s – I ended up with 26 wickets at 11.50 from three Tests there. Maybe the wicket, because of the slope, was perfect for my style of bowling. Glenn McGrath Read Quote
One of the great things about cricket, and certainly something that I found helpful, was that as soon as you step over the boundary rope you can switch off everything that is happening off the field and focus solely on what is happening out on the pitch. Glenn McGrath Read Quote
An Australian prime minister once said that his job was the second most important job in the country – behind being captain of the cricket team. It’s not a job you take on lightly. Glenn McGrath Read Quote
