'Aussies don't dwell on past'

Glenn McGrath: To me, there are plenty of young guys coming through, but they are also going to stamp the way they play the game and get a bit of an oil or a bit of a mental edge. I remember playing West Indies and they had some great young bowlers coming through. Curtly Ambrose was still playing, but as soon as Curtly was ruled out of the match, it made us think their game was over there and then, because of the aura Curtly had about him.

And a lot of these Australian players, especially the senior guys have a lot of aura about them, but if you replace that with a young guy with the same ability, if not more, it changes the way the oppositions view that team. They don't have that same aura, that same thought process that of a Matthew Hayden or an Adam Gilchrist or Ricky Ponting, who over the years have built up that aura in them. That's what the mental side of this game is all about. So to me that plays a big part in this game.

Gaurav Kalra: Final thoughts now. Twenty20 World Cup coming up, that's the one other thing I wanted to ask you on, that's the one championship crown that won't be in your bag, so mayebe if Ricky (Ponting) calls up and says "okay, just show up for the Twenty20 World Cup", maybe you'll think about it?

Glenn McGrath: No. I'm happy with the way I am at the moment. I guess I am an ex-cricketer as of now. I have really enjoyed this World Cup and I think the reason why probably I have been successful was because retirement was just around the corner.

I just wanted to go out there and make the most of it. I really enjoyed it; I have probably been more relaxed in this World Cup than in any other competition that I have been involved in, and to me this is the perfect way to finish. That's it. No more. It's time for the young guys to take over.

Gaurav Kalra: You couldn't have put it better yourself. Thank you so much Glenn, the aura has been all about you.

Glenn McGrath: Thank you.

Single Page view

« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

More Headlines from Interviews

• Arch-rivals playing too much cricket: Akram

• Yuvraj calls consistent Gambhir 'Sir'

• How Kapil's wife missed winning moments

• 'Lanka favourites to win Asia Cup' | Pathan to miss opener

• 'I wouldn't have been successful in T20'