McGrath to quit all forms of cricket?

[puddleduck]

I can't believe you Poms think that he 'had' to retire, just because your one good batsman charged him down the wicket, have you ever watched him bowl? I doubt he will anyway, I'm sure he will try the World Cup as a farewell, it would be the best way to say goodbye, he is still one of the best ODI bowlers in the world, and he killed you in the first test, you think he would retire because he bowled slightly worse for two tests? Incredibly short-sighted.

What? He was dominant in that test, did you watch it or imagine it? Anyway Lange rsaid before this series it was likely to be his last, but he hasn't been that bad anyway, t will be a fiitting farewell.

No I watched it. He is a quality batsman, always has been, but he has a tendency to put balls aerially through the gully region early in his innings. In racing to 20 he put at least 3 catchable chances through the cordon but for some reason unknown to myself and my mate watching it at the time we had two slips and one gully. Once he got to 20 as you would expect from a quality player he didn't give any more chances, but his first 20 runs were incredibly streaky. Unfortunately he did then dominate. His second innings knock was a lot less streaky to be fair to him.

Noone has said Pidge has to retire, in fact most of us think he should almost certainly carry on through to the world cup, to ask you the same question you felt the need to ask me twice, have you even read the posts?

What I was getting at if you try reading it, instead of just going off on some indignant sulk that anyone dare suggest Pidge might retire. Is that for someone who prides himself on his ability and the fact that no batsman has ever really been able to get on top of him, to suddenly see a batsman walking down the pitch to him he may be thinking well maybe I should bow out sooner whilst still at the very top, instead of a year or two down the line when perhaps I might not quite be able to pull off what I've always been able to do.

I'm not just basing this on idle speculation either, although obviously most of it is as I haven't had the pleasure of actually asking the chap, but when he was interviewed about KP, his only response was along the lines of, "well I guess I'll just hope he top edges one that's not there to be hit." Normally you'd expect McGrath to say something with a little more fighting spirit than that no?

Oh and throw in the fact that he's now 36, he's got a family he wants to spend time with, he will have won everything that he wants to win by the time the World Cup finishes, and he has without doubt lost that bit of nip that made him dangerous on any pitch, not just ones with some help in it for the bowlers, and I think it's fairly obvious that it's coming sooner rather than later :

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

Glenn McGarth should hve played atlist this world cup . i think this not at all a wise decission . opponent teams will get a huge boost. this is a totall rubbish decission and this may effect the Cricket Australia . overall i m totally shocked and sad by this decission.

 

[adthomp]

im hearing another rumor about Langer as well :O

this is the early 80s re visted

 

[sohum]

If the comment that Australia's next test series is in about a year (against India?) is to be believed, then it makes sense that the old guys are starting to bow out now. This'll give Australia enough time in ODI's to figure out whose got it in them to make the cut into the test team.

As for McGrath, his career has been perfect. About the only blip is probably that he chose to announce his retirement a day before Warnie. ;P

 

[Zaibatsu22]

I don't know why everyone has stated McGrath won't be playing in the world cup, its all speculation, he stated this morning he will retire but only after winning the 2007 world cup

Just to clarify the speculation ive seen in 3 threads so far.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,20963972-5009880,00.html

McGrath will be there, going for back-to-back-to-back titles.

Go Australia.

(no i didnt write 2 posts in a row, this one got merged)

 

[aussie1st]

I don't know why everyone has stated McGrath won't be playing in the world cup, its all speculation, he stated this morning he will retire but only after winning the 2007 world cup

Just to clarify the speculation ive seen in 3 threads so far.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,20963972-5009880,00.html

McGrath will be there, going for back-to-back-to-back titles.

Go Australia.

(no i didnt write 2 posts in a row, this one got merged)

Well mine was from the cricinfo article which said all cricket. But that did seem strange to me and your article seems more likely. As I said I expected McGrath to retire from Test after the Ashes and then retire full after the WC.

 

[adthomp]

Mcgrath has denyed it its a load of crap

 

[puddleduck]

Cricinfo article here http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/273622.html

Says that he will be looking to the world cup as his moment to bow out. Makes much more sense, as just about everyone in this thread has said, not a bad end to his career if he adds the World Cup to the Ashes as his last two major series

 

[aussie1st]

No retirement at all for McGrath now?

AUSTRALIA fast bowler Glenn McGrath insisted today he would not be following Shane Warne into retirement and has absolutely no plans to quit Test cricket.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,20964543-5009880,00.html

Geez the media is all over the place with their info.

 

[adthomp]

never trust Channel 9 sources

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

Gr8 news Guys, Glen McGrath is not retiring . check this 2 links .

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/007200612220921.htm

http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200612/s1816972.htm

 

[smssia0112]

never trust Channel 9 sources

It was the Sydney Morning Herald who reported it, Nine only reported Warne's.

No I watched it. He is a quality batsman, always has been, but he has a tendency to put balls aerially through the gully region early in his innings. In racing to 20 he put at least 3 catchable chances through the cordon but for some reason unknown to myself and my mate watching it at the time we had two slips and one gully. Once he got to 20 as you would expect from a quality player he didn't give any more chances, but his first 20 runs were incredibly streaky. Unfortunately he did then dominate. His second innings knock was a lot less streaky to be fair to him.

Noone has said Pidge has to retire, in fact most of us think he should almost certainly carry on through to the world cup, to ask you the same question you felt the need to ask me twice, have you even read the posts?

You should read mine carefully, I was arguing with you over Langer because I felt it was a good innings, I never quoted you as saying that McGrath should retire, I was saying that two of you feel that McGrath and Langer should retire because they are out of form, but i disagree, even if they are 36, I think Langer should retire when he wants to not because he 'has to' because he is out of form for two tests. Same with McGrath, but the quote above my argument there was from Drewska, not you, I never quoted you as saying something about McGrath needing to retire.

 

[puddleduck]

You said "I can't believe you Poms" that's a bit of an all-encompassing generalisation if you ask me

I am asking this seriously, did you see the first 20 or so runs he scored? I don't think any of them went square of the wicket?

 

[dtrain]

So McGrath has announced the World Cup will be his last tournament. That's disappointing.

 

[adthomp]

he's retired from test cricket

his send off will be the World Cup.