A biography for Glenn McGrathhasn’t been written yet.
“I'm keen to get into trophy hunting, no animal in particular, but a big safari in Africa would be great.”
“I'm a very loyal, parochial Australian and I can never say we're going to lose a series.”
“The more you get a batsman out the more it becomes psychological. A batsman starts thinking about it and making something of it in his head.”
“My strength was probably more the mental side of the game rather than the skill side. I always had that self-belief that I was good enough. You have got to believe you are good enough, otherwise there is no point to it.”
“To win Test matches consistently you've got to take 20 wickets - yes, you've got to score runs but if you can't bowl a team out it doesn't matter how many runs you score.”
“If they don't execute well enough then there's nothing much a coach can do. But if they do execute those plans correctly and they don't work, then you need to be able to adapt and come up with something different.”
“I was part of the Australia team that lost the first Test at Edgbaston in 1997 and yet came back to win the series quite comfortably in the end.”
“A lot of the emphasis on international bowlers is on their pace and Australia coach Darren Lehmann is a big fan of bowlers who can bowl 90mph-plus.”
“Back in 2006-07 when we completed the first Ashes whitewash in 86 years, the historical significance didn't really filter in to our thinking. We didn't realise it at the time - we were just making amends for 2005.”
“When you've got a team who are making a concerted effort to make a batsman feel uncomfortable it can look pretty ordinary.”
“Sport is something that crosses all boundaries and can really bring people together.”
“The one thing you can't do is get carried away with that pace and bounce. There's a temptation to charge in and just slam the ball into the pitch and you can end up bowling too short. You still have to bowl the right length so that you threaten to take wickets.”
“Consistency in selection is great but it's a whole lot easier if you've got players who warrant that consistency through their performances.”
“I had always had the same pre-match routine that I went through every day - get up, go down for a swim and a stretch, back to the room for a shower, then down for brekkie - the same routine every game, and it got me ready.”
“That was how we categorised ourselves in the dressing room - you were either a nerd or a Julio. Julios have got to look perfect - the hair has got to be perfect, they've got to have the right gear on, it's all about their appearance. The nerds weren't bothered about how they looked.”
“Is there a secret to bowling at the Waca? In a way the secret is that there is no secret. Like any ground in the world, it's all about feel.”
“There are more people enjoying wine in India, they are interested in exploring new things and I think wine is part of that journey.”
“If you have knocked over a batsman once - fine, it happens. Twice, OK. But more than that in the space of a few Tests then there is definitely something to work with.”
“Standing at the end of your run with the ball in your hand preparing to bowl the first ball of an Ashes series is an amazing feeling.”
“The Foundation and Pink Day are about celebrating and hope, I know when the time comes and I move on, if I have people celebrating my life and what I bring to the world I'll be happy.”