it was stueys idea it was easy we just suggested warne and everybody lapped it up

as young cricketers around the fringes of the nsw state squad macgill and mcgrath regularly occassioned upon one another. early in 1990 over a wine the two discussed their futures. mcgrath had forseen his own feats and knew he was the greatest fast bowler the world would ever see. mcgrath confided in macgill that he (macgill) was the greatest leg spinner the world would ever see but that this would never be recognised. both players liked these fortunes. mcgrath told stuey that in order for these foretellings to eventuate some great sacrifice would have to be made, a sacrifice so great it would give birth to a miraculous figure. the exact form this figure would take was mainly of macgills devising. the next 6 months was nothing but work so intense only great entities could have survived it (atlas). within the year a prodigious slightly overweight incredibly charming bogan leg spinner played his first test for australia. another year on and mcgrath made his debut and commenced a career beyond anything previously seen, a large element of this being the result of a partnership formed with the aforementioned legspinner. macgill would have to wait several years for his baggygreen but when he did he was the only canditate to take the spot. his career was always interrupted and darkened by warne and by comparison with warne. macgill became the polar opposite of warne – he was evil to warnes good. the dark horse fed off this shadow and was nothing without warne.

we suggested a being so perfect everybody wanted a piece of it. at times it was a little shocking just how greedy people would get for warne.