Why is glenn mcgrath a good role model

He produced a perfect yorker that cartwheeled leg stump. The ball was a dot ball. The experience of watching a master in action strengthened my own passion to play professional cricket — and wanting to be a hero in a pressure situation now feeds my desire to succeed. What a career it went on to be. Another memory from that game in north London.

He responded with a customary double teapot, hands on hips stance, followed by a wave. It was here that my admiration for the man rose even higher — here was a legend of cricket yet he was still playing up to opposition supporters on a Sunday afternoon at Southgate. After the game, I asked former Middlesex and current Kent seamer Simon Cook to get his autograph for me, I was too much in awe of my hero to even attempt to speak to him.

However, the following summer, Toby Radford, the then Academy head coach at Middlesex, had tried to set up a meeting for me with McGrath. But it would have been a great opportunity to pick the brains of someone who has played at the highest level of the sport for so long — although I fear I would have struggled to control my excitement and anticipation at being able to ask Glenn McGrath about bowling.

McGrath holds many records, ones that may never be broken, most notably being the highest wicket-taking fast bowler, ever. It is one hell of a story for sure. Unputdownable, as they say. And there is no doubt that the possibility of criminal convictions means that these players, and the clubs that employ them, are at the centre of a genuine crisis. The first is the absurd suggestion that the Gold Coast Titans scandal exposes a problem which is somehow particularly acute in sport.

The role-model issue is valid insofar as the manner in which players conduct themselves on-field is mimicked by kids. I already liked beer when Boony drank 52 cans. In the past, sports stars who have spectacularly fallen from grace have has actually done us parents a favour.

They provide a tragic yet stellar example of how talented people can piss their lives away through drugs. That pitiable footage of him in rehab, scratching his arms and dozing off while coming down should be shown to every high school kid. At all times: Be presentable. Take training seriously. Offer advice and support to players. Encourage the team on the field. Be positive. Take the time to get to know different people at the club.

Look after personal and club equipment. Show good sportsmanship. Respect match officials.