Glenn McGrath

Peter Roebuck has written a highly recommended piece on the brilliance of Glenn McGrath.

McGrath is an extraordinary operator. None of his deliveries was fast, none bounced steeply, none swung or turned or curled or deceived the batsman. He did not bowl a slower ball, did not attempt a yorker and his bumper did not exactly singe beards. Most of his deliveries landed in the predicted place. Taken in isolation, none of his offerings was threatening. In theory he cannot blow out a candle. And yet he might as well have been sending down hand grenades.