Sydney, June 18 (IANS) Australia legend Glenn McGrath on Thursday nominated a pair of young guns he expects to shine at the upcoming Ashes which is set to begin from July 8, namely pacer Josh Hazlewood and England batsman Joe Root.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
McGrath believes the 24-year-old Hazlewood can deliver with the ball if given the opportunity from the first Test in Cardiff.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Hazlewood has played five Tests, collecting 25 wickets at an average of 19.08. He was involved in Australia's 2-0 Test series against the West Indies recently.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
“He’s pretty grounded now, he knows his game well, he’s a good country lad, he had a bit of a sniff of international cricket quite a few years back, now he’s got a second stint (which) makes you hungry,” McGrath was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
“The way he goes about things is very good; keeps it simple, bowls good areas, gets a little bit of swing, bounce, and when you have that control it makes a big difference. He’s already had a little bit of success in the Test arena, a couple of five-fors under the belt.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n
“He’s had a great start. He’s just been bowling incredibly well, hitting good areas. England will really suit his style of bowling down to the ground,” he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
McGrath also believes England's 24-year-old middle-order mainstay Joe Root as one man capable of causing the Australians headaches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Root has begun his Test career in impressive fashion, already registering six hundreds in 27 matches, including 180 against the Australians during the 2013 series, and McGrath places him alongside a couple of England veterans as key wickets for the Aussie bowlers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
“Alastair Cook’s always a big key being the captain as well,” he said when asked who he would target this series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
“He’s found a bit of form of late so he’ll be important and the guys will be keen to get on top of him. Ian Bell has a lot of experience, but the guy who seems to be doing well for England of late is Joe Root,” he said.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2015\/06\/glenn-mcgrath-backs-hazlewood-joe-root-to-fire-in-ashes.jpg", "alt_img": "Glenn McGrath backs Hazlewood Joe Root to fire in ", "alt_title": "Glenn McGrath backs Hazlewood Joe Root to fire in ", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Glenn McGrath backs Hazlewood Joe Root to fire in Ashes", "seo_desc": "Australia legend Glenn McGrath on Thursday nominated a pair of young guns he", "seo_keywords": "Glenn McGrath, Ashes 2015, Josh Hazlewood, Joe Root.", "tag": "", "tagging": "", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "0", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "glenn-mcgrath-backs-hazlewood-joe-root-to-fire-in-ashes", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "1478", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "0", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2015-06-18 11:30:00", "updated": "2015-06-18 11:30:00", "img_from": "", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": null, "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2015-06-18 11:30:00", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2015-06-18 11:30:00", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/glenn-mcgrath-backs-hazlewood-joe-root-to-fire-in-ashes-10676" }