Determined McGrath eyes ailing England
Glenn McGrath has tormented England's batsmen in many an Ashes series
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Friday, 24, Nov 2006 09:37
Australian paceman Glenn McGrath has said his side would be looking to press home their enormous advantage over England in the first Test of the antipodean summer on Saturday.
The 36-year-old removed Andrew Strauss and Alistair Cook in consecutive balls yesterday evening, opening up England's middle order for examination of the morning session of the Brisbane Test's third day.
Reflecting on his own performance, McGrath said he was fairly happy but that there was more to be done to finish England off.
"To get two wickets early on does wonders for the confidence, he told reporters in Brisbane.
"I was probably 95 per cent happy with how I bowled. I think I can really nail it on Saturday. We want to show them why we are the best team in the world."
With England still needing 350 runs to avoid the follow-on, it seems McGrath's team are well on the way to emphatically proving that point.
The paceman will resume with first innings figures of 2-25 from six overs, while England begin the day on 53-3.