Glenn McGrath opines on Australia's approach; supports Justin Langer
Glenn McGrath wants aggressive Australian team (Source: Twitter)
The former pacer Glenn McGrath opined that the Australian team needs to stop being over-friendly with their opposition, and rather play with emotion and passion.
McGrath thinks it wasn't easy to dislike the opposition during his playing days, as they knew a little about the players. He thinks it was easy back then to go hard at other teams, due to them not sharing a friendly bond off the field.
A peak Australia-England rivalry was seen in the 2005 Ashes, wherein players of both teams played with utmost ruthlessness and gave it all to win matches for their side.
The 52-year-old indirectly pointed out the franchise tournaments, which have paved the way for England-Australian players playing together for the same team. In particular, the Indian Premier League has bridged the gap between the players and resulted in players not playing with aggressive intent.
The prime example was witnessed in the recent Australia-England series, wherein both teams played without enough energy, banters and quirky chats in the middle.
"You're playing for your country and it means everything and you put everything on the line. You still want to see cricket with players going out and playing with passion and emotion," said McGrath.
McGrath also opined on Justin Langer's controversy, which has been the talking point in Australian cricket. Langer rejected the six-month extension for the role after Cricket Australia received complaints regarding his man-management and coaching tactics from senior players.
McGrath thinks Langer's departure was not handed properly, despite securing the title victory in 2021 T20 WC and Ashes 2021/22. Furthermore, the former pacer thinks the Australian people are also angry with the exclusion of Langer, which has resulted in them not taking interest to support the team in the recent England series.
Here is what Glenn McGrath said on Langer
'I guess he wishes he had more honest feedback [from the players].
"That's who he is, he wants people to be upfront with him as he is upfront with them. He's obviously disappointed and rightly so with the way everything has been handled."
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