How To Win The Ashes: Glenn McGrath on the 1997 series

Test Match Special

BBC

Cricket, Sports News, News, Sports

4.4 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

In the penultimate episode, Glenn McGrath takes us back to the 1997 Ashes where he demolished England’s batting order, taking 36 wickets as Australia secured a 3-2 series victory. He describes his excitement at joining one of the great Australian Test sides, why Lord’s is the “perfect” ground for him and why that Australia side was so dominant against England.

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0:00.0	Just got scoffy glove.
0:02.4	We are back. I'm so excited for the second series, Ben.
0:05.8	It's gonna be so exciting, bigger and better this year.
0:08.7	We've got the Lioness's England manager, Sabrina.
0:11.6	Wow. It's here for God's Sabrina.
0:13.6	I'm happy that I've seen her a couple of times after the Euros.
0:16.4	But more anti-V done in life.
0:18.3	Oh, you see her now here.
0:19.8	Let's not forget as well, Jule.
0:21.2	We've got to hear about all your antics in the jungle too.
0:23.6	Every now and then, they'd just be a tan I go on.
0:26.0	Kill, kill, what, not allowed to leave Cali that way.
0:29.2	So I was constantly getting in trouble.
0:31.0	Jill Scots, Coffee Club.
0:33.1	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:36.9	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:48.3	Hello, welcome to this Test Match Special Podcast series.
0:51.3	How to win the Ashes.
0:53.3	Some of cricket's greatest players were telling us what it takes
0:56.0	to be victorious in the sport's biggest battle of them all.
1:04.6	New daughters broken, has it not?
1:11.0	Now, the foundation's now shining light
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