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Australia’s most successful fast bowler in Test cricket, glenn McGrath, has now joined the BBC for its 2019 Ashes series. He will be a part of the Test Match Special commentary group and also contribute a regular column.
Maintaining the Ashes in England for the first time since 2001 is hugely significant after the past 18 months for Australian cricket.
They are now able to put what occurred in South Africa with the ball-tampering scandal and truly behind them.
Ever since then, they have been clawing their way backwards. They’ve been getting assistance from the public again as well as beginning to perform well as a device once more and regaining that self-belief.
To come to England and retain the Ashes having a Exam would be the last part of that process.
Australia can now only concentrate on the long run. The past is the past.
I had been part of the side to win in 2001 in England and seeing Tim Paine’s team maintain the urn with victory in the fourth Test at Old Trafford on Sunday was great.
Because then Australia have never been at the competition, although the 2005 series that we lost 2-1 was massive.
Winning here is still the greatest for any Australia cricketer because England are hard to beat in their own ailments.
That is what Australia achieving it will be unique for this team and concentrated on this particular summer.
I wanted Australia to work with how badly they believed after that magnificent one-wicket defeat at Headingley as inspiration for the fourth Test and they did.
They have been devastated after the Leeds Evaluation – I went to the dressing room because I wished to show my support.
I told them it had been 1-1 despite them outplaying England and they were playing with some really great cricket.
They came together and may have said 50 percent was down to an extraordinary innings in Ben Stokes and that 50% of the defeat was down to chances.
They learned from what occurred, place it in perspective and didn’t let it affect them moving forward, as shown by their own cricket at Manchester.
Paine has done a good job. Steve Smith remains a leader too, and coach Justin Langer will possess impressed discipline and esteem on his team – things which are really important for him as someone.
The 185-run victory from the Test was a genuine indication of where the show is at. England really struggled at Old Trafford, carrying just 14 wickets, and they did not bat.
Stuart Broad has stepped up in James Anderson, which has been a setback to England’s lack. Broad has been course, as has Stokes.
But England have basically been held Broad and by Stokes. Take them from this group and Australia has belted them in this sequence.
You can not just fire up it when things are great although A lot was made of Jofra Archer. You have to do the hard yards and I’m yet to see that he do the hard yards.
Archer can look to the example of Josh Hazlewood and Australia’s Pat Cummins, who have been impressive in this series.
Cummins is your number one Test bowler on the planet because of this. He simply keeps bringing.
It was a wonder he didn’t take a wicket because extraordinary spell both sides of tea on Friday.
Since a bowler you know that in the event you continue bowling like this, wickets are never far off – and he got Rory Burns and Joe Root’s dismissals on Saturday.
Burns was a bit unfortunate but that ball to Root could have got out anyone and removing the opposition captain if Root and that have not played well this string, is key.
I spoke to Virat Kohli this past year when India toured Australia and he stated he was given more trouble than any other bowler by Cummins.
Hazlewood missed the first Test. He did in Lord’s and came in. But at Headingley and Old Trafford he had been exceptional.
He picked those up three quick wickets day three following Cummins‘ spell and gets a bit more rebound.
But both bowl in fantastic areas and provide the batsmen no balls to operate with. They are bowlers.
And you have Smith. He is simply unbelievable. His double century in the first innings was astounding but then he endorsed it when Australia were in a tough spot at 44-4 in their second innings.
He is so adaptable – I can not recall any other batsman having the ability to alter his match based on the situation.
He is really well balanced and his palms along with the bat come through absolutely every time.
He is strong, only gets in his bubble wants to bat all day. He’s quite special.
The Ashes are currently moving under but Australia is going to be determined to win the series starting on Thursday, down.
It will be intriguing to see what they do together with their staff – will they stay with the David Warner that is fighting? I am not sure there are choices.
They will discuss whether to rest .
But they could opt to go in for the kill and continue with the exact same team.
Glenn McGrath was speaking to BBC Sport’s Jack Skelton.
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