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Pigeon insults Kiwis
By Robert Craddock
February 16, 2005
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,12264826-23212,00.html
GLENN McGrath yesterday nominated batting sensation Andrew Strauss as his Ashes target and immediately triggered outrage in New Zealand.
The New Zealand Herald playfully claimed the champion fast bowler's nomination of Strauss as his next target for a series that starts in July shows, yet again, that Australians just don't rate New Zealand as a threat.
The Australian squad leaves today for Auckland for a five-match one-day series and three Tests, and McGrath's focus on Strauss inflamed the Kiwis' notorious inferiority complex.
"It was intimidating enough when McGrath was naming his target, but this has got to be the ultimate insult - he hasn't even bothered," former NZ wicketkeeper Adam Parore said. "It's a new low-point in trans-Tasman relations."
The newspaper's senior cricket writer Richard Boock wrote: "Yesterday's oversight will be a galling one for the hosts, who will doubtlessly take the view that McGrath doesn't believe any of the New Zealand batsmen are a particular threat."
McGrath traditionally nominates a target before a series and his hit list includes Mike Atherton, Brian Lara and Inzamam-ul-Haq.
McGrath watched Strauss from close quarters during a short stint for English county Middlesex last year.
"Strauss has had a pretty decent start to his Test career so he's the guy that set them up for big scores recently," McGrath told Sydney radio.
Strauss has scored five centuries in his 12 Tests, including three in England's recent 2-1 series win in South Africa, and averages better than 56.
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Those pesky speed humps on the way to England.
By Robert Craddock
February 16, 2005
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,12264826-23212,00.html
GLENN McGrath yesterday nominated batting sensation Andrew Strauss as his Ashes target and immediately triggered outrage in New Zealand.
The New Zealand Herald playfully claimed the champion fast bowler's nomination of Strauss as his next target for a series that starts in July shows, yet again, that Australians just don't rate New Zealand as a threat.
The Australian squad leaves today for Auckland for a five-match one-day series and three Tests, and McGrath's focus on Strauss inflamed the Kiwis' notorious inferiority complex.
"It was intimidating enough when McGrath was naming his target, but this has got to be the ultimate insult - he hasn't even bothered," former NZ wicketkeeper Adam Parore said. "It's a new low-point in trans-Tasman relations."
The newspaper's senior cricket writer Richard Boock wrote: "Yesterday's oversight will be a galling one for the hosts, who will doubtlessly take the view that McGrath doesn't believe any of the New Zealand batsmen are a particular threat."
McGrath traditionally nominates a target before a series and his hit list includes Mike Atherton, Brian Lara and Inzamam-ul-Haq.
McGrath watched Strauss from close quarters during a short stint for English county Middlesex last year.
"Strauss has had a pretty decent start to his Test career so he's the guy that set them up for big scores recently," McGrath told Sydney radio.
Strauss has scored five centuries in his 12 Tests, including three in England's recent 2-1 series win in South Africa, and averages better than 56.
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Those pesky speed humps on the way to England.