No. 11: Glenn McGrath
Last batsman in, but opening with the ball in the former Australia captain's Ashes XI: a man who bowled with unwavering accuracy
Ricky Ponting
16-Jul-2015
"He will certainly take the new ball for me in any game anywhere in the world. His Ashes record is remarkable with 10 five-wicket hauls and an average under 20. He followed the old adage of line and length"
Stats
OVERALL: Matches 124 Innings 243 Wickets 563 Average 21.64 5/10 29/3
ASHES: Matches 30 Innings 60 Wickets 157 Average 20.92 5/10 10/0
ASHES: Matches 30 Innings 60 Wickets 157 Average 20.92 5/10 10/0
Best performance
8 for 38 at Lord's, 1997
Put in to bat on the second day of the Lord's Test in the Ashes series in 1997 - the first day was washed out - England were dismantled by Glenn McGrath, who bowled with unwavering accuracy to pick up 8 for 38, the second-best figures at Lord's. The slide started early: 11 for 1, 12 for 2, 13 for 3. Only an hour and a half of play was possible on the day, which England ended at 38 for 3. On the next day, they could add only 39 as McGrath picked up five more to dismiss England for a paltry 77, their lowest at Lord's since 1888. Rain came to the rescue of England, who at that point were leading the series 1-0, and the Test ended in a draw. Australia, though, won the six-Test series 3-2.
Put in to bat on the second day of the Lord's Test in the Ashes series in 1997 - the first day was washed out - England were dismantled by Glenn McGrath, who bowled with unwavering accuracy to pick up 8 for 38, the second-best figures at Lord's. The slide started early: 11 for 1, 12 for 2, 13 for 3. Only an hour and a half of play was possible on the day, which England ended at 38 for 3. On the next day, they could add only 39 as McGrath picked up five more to dismiss England for a paltry 77, their lowest at Lord's since 1888. Rain came to the rescue of England, who at that point were leading the series 1-0, and the Test ended in a draw. Australia, though, won the six-Test series 3-2.
Trivia
Glenn McGrath has a bowling average of 11.50 at Lord's - the second-best for any bowler with more than 25 wickets at a single ground.
One of cricket's modern greats, Ricky Ponting captained Australia in 324 matches and scored over 27,000 runs