Glenn McGrath Quotes

You can tell yourself that everything is normal, and try to keep the same routine from every other Test match, but there is always something extra special about an Ashes series.

Everything goes out of the window when you start an Ashes series. It's about grabbing the moment.

There is nothing more exciting in sport when the top two countries in the world are battling for the Ashes.

There is nothing quite like an Ashes trip Down Under.

I do love the Ashes and some of my best memories are from Ashes cricket. I just wish we'd played a few more Test matches.

I can remember that 2005 Ashes as a kid and being really absorbed in that whole series at 14 years old. It was magical.

Growing up, my education about Test cricket came from dad's video of the 1981 Ashes series - and Ian Botham's incredible match at Headingley.

There is something special about the early stages of an Ashes Test. There is this unique buzz.

Trent Bridge, 2013, is my favourite Test. An Ashes opener and England won a thriller by 14 runs. I managed to take ten wickets, which helps.

Get picked for an Ashes Test at Lord's and you know you're going to meet the Queen. She arrived before the start of our game against Australia in 2013 and we lined up for inspection like the household cavalry on Horse Guards Parade.

The Ashes are the biggest Test series played in the world.

Whenever you play international cricket, there is always a challenge.

Frankly speaking, the pleasure and satisfaction you get after performing against India you don't get against any team, and if you ask the Indian players, they would have similar sentiments.

It's one of the greatest sporting environments you can be in, the first morning of an Ashes series. It's hard to explain, you can only really explain it when you're out there. It's awesome.

You turn up to an Ashes series and put everything you can into it.

I love playing against England.

There are two teams against whom my energy is always very high: India and Australia.

Northern Ireland, England, Scotland - when we play each other, you don't want to lose to a neighbouring country.

I heard a lot about Ian Botham's Ashes, in 1981. Everybody still talks about his performance.

The Australians are a weird bunch - until the cricket starts they're really friendly, saying 'good luck' all the time, but the moment the cricket begins they have a real go at you.

A lot of teams see Lord's as a special place and up their games to try to get their names on the honours' board.

I don't have any complaints. I cannot say I miss playing for the West Indies that much.

It's a big jealousy thing in Germany that you have from fans - not the hardcore fans, because they always stand behind their team.

There is always great significance playing against India, and it is always special and a treat for people in both countries.

As a young kid you stay up late to watch the Ashes, getting told off for not being in bed, and dream of making a hundred against Australia.