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McGrath wants Match Referees to FINE players for being too pally on the
field.

Initially I thought McGrath is joking but he is very serious.


McGrath THE MORON.



https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/glenn-mcgrath-match-referee-fine-opposing-players-pally-ashes-10437514/

Glenn McGrath on why he wants match referee to fine opposing players who
grow too pally on field

With the Ashes well and truly in the bag with the Australians leading
3-0 in the 5-match series, McGrath said that he finds the on-field
camaraderie between the two opposing sets of players a little off putting.

With the advent of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and other leagues
like it, players from different nationalities share a team, trying to
win a piece of silverware. With the teammates spending a good chunk of
time with each other in their franchise teams, whenever they face off
for their national teams nowadays, they lack the aggressive stance of
their previous generations. ThatrCOs something that Australian great Glenn McGrath isnrCOt really a fan of.

With the Ashes well and truly in the bag with the Australians leading
3-0 in the 5-match series, McGrath said that he finds the on-field
camaraderie between the two opposing sets of players a little off
putting. He said that all the friendships between opponents should be
reserved for off the field activities with the on-field area being a competitive sphere.

rCLI must say in respects to both side, when I see the batsman at the end
of the over walking down the pitch with his arm around the bowler. The
bowler and batsman having a laugh. ThatrCOs where the match referee should step in, fine them both and if that ever happens again, suspend it. I
think thatrCOs a disgrace,rCY McGrath said on the Stick To Cricket podcast.

A few days ago, in his latest column for the BBC, McGrath, who had
predicted that Australia will win the Ashes 5-0, said that England not
winning a Test in Australia in their last 18 tries might be down to
their playersrCO mentality.

rCLI do not believe EnglandrCOs long barren run in Australia is down to the quality of their players. Joe Root and Ben Stokes, the cornerstones of
this current team and two of the greatest to ever play for England, have
never won a Test here. If this long winless streak is not down to
ability, it must be down to mentality,rCY he had written.

England were thrashed by 8 wickets in just 2 days in the 1st Test at
Perth before going down by 8 wickets once again in the pink ball Test at Brisbane. Their only chance to stay alive in the series was down to them winning or drawing the 3rd Test at Adelaide. They, however, lost by 82
runs and Australia retained the Ashes with 2 Tests at Melbourne and
Sydney still in hand.




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On 25/12/2025 06:17, FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer wrote:

McGrath wants Match Referees to FINE players for being too pally on the field.

Initially I thought McGrath is joking but he is very serious.

McGrath THE MORON.

https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/glenn-mcgrath-match- referee-fine-opposing-players-pally-ashes-10437514/

In the clip on that page, Phil Tufnell said that he wouldn't shake an opposition batsman's hand on the field, but he shook Brian Lara's hand
when he made his 375.
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David North
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On 12/26/2025 1:14 AM, David North wrote:

On 25/12/2025 06:17, FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer wrote:

McGrath wants Match Referees to FINE players for being too pally on
the field.

Initially I thought McGrath is joking but he is very serious.


McGrath THE MORON.



https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/glenn-mcgrath-match-
referee-fine-opposing-players-pally-ashes-10437514/

In the clip on that page, Phil Tufnell said that he wouldn't shake an opposition batsman's hand on the field, but he shook Brian Lara's hand
when he made his 375.

It's up to individual players whether they want to shake hands or
friendly with opposing players or not.

McGrath's opinion that referees should FINE players of opposing teams
for being friendly is just INSANE.

I don't know what he was thinking.






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On 12/26/2025 1:14 AM, David North wrote:

On 25/12/2025 06:17, FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer wrote:

McGrath wants Match Referees to FINE players for being too pally on
the field.

Initially I thought McGrath is joking but he is very serious.


McGrath THE MORON.



https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/glenn-mcgrath-match-
referee-fine-opposing-players-pally-ashes-10437514/

In the clip on that page, Phil Tufnell said that he wouldn't shake an opposition batsman's hand on the field, but he shook Brian Lara's hand
when he made his 375.

It's up to individual players whether they want to shake hands or
friendly with opposing players or not.

They should NOT be forced by referees to act in a certain way at all.

McGrath's opinion that referees should FINE players of opposing teams
for being friendly is just INSANE.

I don't know what he was thinking.






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