I’d like to see emotions in the middle: McGrath

For McGrath, too much bromance between England and Australian players, which he largely attributed to IPL and Big Bash, was taking away the required passion while representing the country

I’d like to see emotions in the middle: McGrath

Glenn McGrath

The legendary Glenn McGrath on Friday loathed the lack of aggression from England players in the ongoing Ashes series, saying he would prefer to see a close battle instead of political correctness.

For McGrath, too much bromance between England and Australian players, which he largely attributed to IPL and Big Bash, was taking away the required passion while representing the country. “It can be a little bit too nice sometimes. That’s the way everything’s going, isn’t it? There’s a lot of political correctness. People are a bit nervous about being aggressive,” McGrath was quoted as saying by Sydney Morning Herald. “When Nasser Hussain came out here with England, they weren’t even allowed to talk to us or say ‘G’day’ ”

McGrath is aghast to see nick names floating around. “Every time you hear one of the English or Australian players interviewed, they use a nickname. “Broady, Jimmy, Kez. I was asking, ‘Who’s Kez?’ ‘Oh, Alex Carey.’ They’re a lot more familiar with each other than we were when I played.”

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