Ashes: ‘This series is not dead’ – Australian legend Glenn McGrath believes England are on the brink of an ’embarrassing’ situation | Cricket News
Australian cricket legend Glenn McGrath has issued a critical assessment of England’s performance in the ongoing Ashes series, where Australia leads 2-0.McGrath stressed England must secure a victory in the third Test in Adelaide to avoid further embarrassment.
“This series is not dead, but it is not far from it. If England don’t win the third Test in Adelaide it will become embarrassing,” McGrath wrote in a BBC column.“Not in Australia’s wildest dreams could they have believed they would go 2-0 up in this Ashes series after playing just six days of cricket. They were put under pressure by England in the first Test in Perth, then pulled off an incredible turnaround.”The former pacer praised Australia’s performance in the second Test match in Brisbane, adding: “It gave them a surge of confidence ahead of the second Test in Brisbane, where they gave England a lesson on how to play Test cricket, especially day and night Test cricket.”He also expressed concerns about England’s rigid approach to the game.“My concern for England was that the message ‘this is how we play’ was producing a culture that lacked accountability. It was almost that England had decided that the conditions had to adapt to it, rather than England adapting their game to the conditions,” he explained.McGrath noted that the English team appear to have finally recognized the seriousness of their situation following their defeat in Brisbane.“Finally, in the aftermath of the defeat in Brisbane, it seems the money has gone down,” he concluded.England now face a crucial challenge in the Adelaide Test, with their hopes of avoiding a series defeat at stake.
