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McGrath targets 2009 Ashes
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What he said
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24-08-2006, 11:23 AM
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It's possible. He was bowling as well as he ever has between the tour of India and the Ashes, and if he comes back in the same vein I can't see why he wouldn't be able to play for 2-3 more years.
Hadlee played until he was 40, and they're fairly similar bowlers.
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24-08-2006, 03:01 PM
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Obviously it's possible, but he's got a lot of miles on the clock &, even if he gives the one-dayers away, he'll have a lot more come 2009.
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Knowing McGrath he'll probably do it.
The health of his wife, may be the only thing that stops him.
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McGrath is quite fit, relies more on consistency than pace and has an easy action. If there's any guy in the world who is going to still be good enough to command a test place on his 40th birthday, it's him. Well, maybe Murali and Warne too. 
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27-08-2006, 09:14 PM
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McGrath is obviously just talkin himself up. He always talks **** in the media before a series. There's no reason why he couldn't do it though. Players today are a lot fitter than say 30 years ago. Cricket is their job and they train hard and maintain a high level of fitness. Back in the day they were basically amateurs. Think of how far "sports medicine" and training/fitness techniques have come. Playing to 40 these days with the knowledge we have of how to correctly train and maintain your fitness is probably the equivilant of playing till your early to mid 30's back in the day.
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