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Stuart MacGill has revealed his ambitious plan to take Shane Warne's place in the Australian side when the leg-spinning legend retires.
MacGill, fresh from grabbing man of the match honours with eight wickets against Pakistan in the third Test at the SCG, told The Australian that he wants to maintain his fitness and enthusiasm so he can still play when Warne decides it's time to quit.
"Who says the young generation of spin bowlers is going to make it?" MacGill said. "I honestly believe now I've proven to myself and I've proven to people who count that I can do it, I might outlast them all, and that's my major goal."
"I want to show that not only can I do it right now, but I'm going to be able to do it for an extended period of time, long after Shane's gone."
MacGill is 34 in February, meaning he would need to be playing at his best into his late thirties to earn regular Australian selection when Warne finally calls it a day. But he is adamant it is a task he is up to.
"I've got plenty of time in me," MacGill said. "I want to be the next spinner after Shane Warne's gone and I don't know when that's going to be. It might be sooner rather than later. That's the No.1 thing for me now."
"I'm not panicking about there not being any spinners behind me because I'm not going anywhere."
MacGill is unlikely to be selected for the upcoming Test series in New Zealand despite his SCG heroics. But he is not ruling himself out as he expects the Kiwis may serve up spin-friendly tracks.
"New Zealand are very good at coming up with wickets that suit them according to the opposition they're playing," MacGill said.
"The biggest seaming wickets they've had recently were against India. Their strength at the moment is Daniel Vettori with the ball, so maybe it might play into my hands a little bit."
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I'm really sick of his arrogance.
Stuart MacGill has revealed his ambitious plan to take Shane Warne's place in the Australian side when the leg-spinning legend retires.
MacGill, fresh from grabbing man of the match honours with eight wickets against Pakistan in the third Test at the SCG, told The Australian that he wants to maintain his fitness and enthusiasm so he can still play when Warne decides it's time to quit.
"Who says the young generation of spin bowlers is going to make it?" MacGill said. "I honestly believe now I've proven to myself and I've proven to people who count that I can do it, I might outlast them all, and that's my major goal."
"I want to show that not only can I do it right now, but I'm going to be able to do it for an extended period of time, long after Shane's gone."
MacGill is 34 in February, meaning he would need to be playing at his best into his late thirties to earn regular Australian selection when Warne finally calls it a day. But he is adamant it is a task he is up to.
"I've got plenty of time in me," MacGill said. "I want to be the next spinner after Shane Warne's gone and I don't know when that's going to be. It might be sooner rather than later. That's the No.1 thing for me now."
"I'm not panicking about there not being any spinners behind me because I'm not going anywhere."
MacGill is unlikely to be selected for the upcoming Test series in New Zealand despite his SCG heroics. But he is not ruling himself out as he expects the Kiwis may serve up spin-friendly tracks.
"New Zealand are very good at coming up with wickets that suit them according to the opposition they're playing," MacGill said.
"The biggest seaming wickets they've had recently were against India. Their strength at the moment is Daniel Vettori with the ball, so maybe it might play into my hands a little bit."
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I'm really sick of his arrogance.