well, I have to do this project on australian hero's.. and?

Question

I choose Glen Mcgrath the Cricket Player (he has quit now)
anyway. well Can someone tell me why he is a hero and why I choose him becuase i dont KNOW WHY i choose Him!!

This is abit weird and confusing...But people from Australia can you help me???

Answer 1

yes Mcgrath is a great bowler.
but
Sir Don Bradman is the best.
not only for his unique average,
but also not being a cheater like current
Australian team.

Answer 2

Glenn Donald McGrath is one of the most highly regarded fast-medium pace bowlers in cricketing history, and a leading contributor to Australia's domination of world cricket since the mid-1990s to 2007. He holds the world record for the highest number of Test wickets by a fast bowler.

For more information about him, please check the following link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_McGrath

Answer 3

Glenn Donald McGrath (born 9 February 1970 in Dubbo, New South Wales), nicknamed "Pigeon" [1] is a former Australian cricket player. He is one of the most highly regarded fast-medium pace bowlers in cricketing history, and a leading contributor to Australia's domination of world cricket since the mid-1990s to 2007[2]. He holds the world record for the highest number of Test wickets by a fast bowler [3]. McGrath announced his retirement from Test cricket on the 23rd of December, 2006[4]. His Test career came to an end after the 5th Ashes test in Sydney, whilst the 2007 World Cup marked the end of his one-day career.[5]

McGrath grew up in Narromine, New South Wales, where his local captain thought so little of his bowling ability that he refused to give him a bowl [6]. However, McGrath's potential was spotted by Doug Walters[7] and he moved to Sydney, where he was soon selected for his state team in the 1992/93 season. McGrath capped his rapid rise in the next Australian summer with selection in the national side after playing only eight State matches.[8] His Test debut was against New Zealand at the WACA Ground, Perth, in 1993/1994.

Not the quickest bowler, even at the start of his career, he instead relies on unerring accuracy, and the ability to make the ball seam a little off the pitch[9]. He can also generate steep bounce using a high arm action and the advantage of a 195 cm (6'4") frame. In the latter years of his career he has begun to use swing bowling a lot more than in the past,[10] helping to maintain his effectiveness even as his pace reduces somewhat[citation needed]. This effectiveness is illustrated by continuing success in the later parts of his career. In 2004, at the age of 34, McGrath took eight wickets for 24 runs against Pakistan in Perth[citation needed], his best Test bowling figures and second-best ever by an Australian[citation needed]. Also notable is the longevity and resilience that he has shown, and in 2004 he became the first Australian fast bowler to play 100 Tests[citation needed], and has become the most successful number 11 Test batsman in terms of runs[citation needed]. In the first innings of the ICC Super Series Test match in 2005, McGrath passed Courtney Walsh to become the greatest wicket taker among fast bowlers in Test history[citation needed].

He can, on notable but very few occasions, be regarded as fiery and, on one or two rare occasions on the field, ill-disciplined (e.g. in his 2003 encounter with Ramnaresh Sarwan in the West Indies where he threatened the West Indian batsman after a heavy period of sledging between the two players[11]). He is married with two children (James and Holly McGrath); his wife, Jane, is a former flight attendant. Jane has successfully fought a battle with breast cancer and a second one with a bone cancer, but was diagnosed with a relapse of cancer in February 2006 and will undergo further treatment to fight the disease. McGrath has used his profile to raise money for breast cancer charities.

His most well-known hobby is hunting wild pigs, a pest animal in some parts of Australia.[12] Despite the trappings of cricketing fame, he now plays his club cricket matches with a team called the Sutherland Sharks and is respected by his fellow members as one of the greatest ever bowlers to play the game.
there is a lot more info about Glenn McGrath at this website:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_mcgrath
and if you want some info on cricket, go to this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket