‘5-0 In Favour Of Australia’: Glenn McGrath Makes Bold Ashes Prediction

New Delhi: One of the most exciting rivals, England and Australia, are going to face each other in the Ashes series will begin on Friday, June 16. Pat Cummins-led Australia, who just became the World Test Champions by defeating India in the WTC final on June 11 at The Oval in London, will look forward to getting better off England, who trashed Ireland in a one-off Test match earlier this month.

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Even though, Australia’s legend Glenn McGrath favours the Baggy Green, he still appreciated England’s ‘Bazball’ style of play.

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“England, there’s a lot of talk about Bazball and I’m a big fan. I like that backing yourself, going out there, being positive, fourth innings to go out and play your shot, it’s an aggressive mindset, and if you can get on top of the bowlers, you can score runs quickly and put the pressure back on them. My prediction is 5-nil.”

He further talked about how the Australian team used to perform back in his playing days. He revealed that they used to put the pressure straight back on the opposition and back themselves to chase down any target in the fourth inning.

“The Australia team I played in played with a lot of freedom and we backed ourselves, but England have taken it to the next level. They feel they can win from any situation. They put the pressure straight back on the opposition and back themselves to chase down any target in the fourth innings. That’s something pretty new. When you’ve got the buy-in from the whole team, that’s pretty special”.

“Test cricket is under pressure and you’ve got to keep it fresh and exciting. The cricket they are playing is definitely doing that” he added.