‘It must be down to mentality’: Glenn McGrath on England’s inability to win a Test in Australia in last 18 tries | Cricket News
Ahead of this edition of the Ashes, Australia great Glenn McGrath had predicted that England would lose to Australia 5-0. A claim that many turned their nose up at now seems to be on its way to reality with England already 0-3 down in the series and have no chance of reclaiming the urn. They, however, are staring at a very real possibility of getting whitewashed 5-0. In his latest column for the BBC, McGrath said that England not winning a Test in Australia in their last 18 tries might be down to their players’ mentality. “England came here with a big reputation. We heard lots about how this was their best chance to win here since 2010-11, and how this was the worst Australia team since then. No-one expected Australia to be 3-0 up after three Tests. We can criticise England – and plenty of people have – but we also must give immense credit to Australia for the way they have played,” McGrath wrote on BBC. “I do not believe England’s long barren …
