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Glenn McGrath Ashes
Australia will be taking on England after winning WTC final against India. The Ashes, billed as one of the greatest cricket rivalries attracts a lot of attention from all around the world. It is one such tournament where winning offers a lot of bragging rights to the team and hence both England and Australia give their 100%.
The Ashes is also important for ex-Australia and English players who were part of the rivalry and continue to influence the game from outside. One such player who was involved in a number of Ashes tournaments in Australia legend Glenn McGrath.
In a recent interview, McGrath predicted the result of the Ashes 2023 and claimed that it would end up in favour of Australia. Talking to BBC on the topic he said, " "I've been really impressed with the way England have been playing, but this Australian team is different with a great bowling attack and quality batters. It's going to be an incredible contest. The first Test is massively important. I can see every Test going down to the wire, with Australia just winning… every game. I'm sure people want me to say 5-0, so I will not disappoint them."
Soon Twitter was filled with fans, many of which were humoured by McGrath's comments.
Here's how Twitter reacted to Glenn McGrath's comments:
Well that's a big and unnecessary statement from the Aussie legend.
— AkhileshKumar Singh (@iakhileshksingh) June 13, 2023
I feel @ECB_cricket will win the series.
LoL 5-0 😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/ajMZrdesgz
— shubham upadhyay (@CricShubh8) June 13, 2023
Big joke. Australia got smoked in their backyard by india for the last few years. There’s no way they’re winning more than 1 test in Ashes.
— Shriyal Prabhudesai (@shri72) June 13, 2023
No bcoz Australia always in under pressure when someone attack their bowlers
— Ajeet Chaudhary (@ajeet2000ch) June 13, 2023
We saw this before
Pant's heroic , ben stokes heroics, even in last test jadeja 's counter attack.
And nowadays all England player playing attacking cricket so its not Easy even very tough to win ashes
He was worried people will think he meant England, he ended by saying, ' in favour of Australia'.
— Dino Marino (@DinooMarino) June 13, 2023
BazBall is going to be brutally exposed by Sir Scotty Boland.
— Vaibhav (@vaibhav06p) June 13, 2023
I support Australia in this series.
Can't Wait 🔥 pic.twitter.com/5jIxr5s5Pb
— Fahadhasan Mushfiqur (@Fahadhasan55) June 13, 2023
He's in for a rude shock!
— M SatyaKam (@satyakam92) June 13, 2023
— I am a fan (@darabsi13463487) June 13, 2023
Other legends predict the Ashes 2023
Former England captain Michael Vaughan also predicted the Ashes 2023. He said, "History says Australia haven't won in the UK since 2001. The last time they were here in 2019, it was a very similar team to what they have now and they only managed a 2-2 draw against an England team that wasn't very good. England are miles better now and they will surprise the Australians."
One of England's all-time great batters, Alastair Cook predicted Ashes to go in England's favour. He said, "Stuart Broad thinks it will be 3-2 - that it will go to The Oval 2-2 and we'll win there. I think there will be a bit of weather about at some stage, so that takes one of the equation for the draw. England's bowlers need to stay fit. I'm excited to see how Australia confront Bazball, because there are so many unanswered questions."