Beware England! Here we come: Mcgrath

World Cup's highest wicket taker Glenn McGrath today fired a salvo against arch-rivals England saying the Britons were in for a thrashing at the hands of Australia in their World Cup Super Eights match on Sunday.

''I will like to give them one last thrashing before I retire,'' McGrath told media persons here, and made it clear that he and his teammates were itching for a revenge.

''They (England) played well against us to finish off the summer on winning note,'' he said but added: ''We let our guard down a bit then. But I can tell you that will not be happen again.'' ''I always enjoy playing England, I prefer to beat them. It could be the last time I come up against these guys before I hang my boots up so it would be nice to finish on a good note,'' the Australian fast bowler said.

Maintaining his aggressive stance McGrath opined that England will find it Australia too hot to handle. We are fully prepared the way we have wanted to prepare. We've been ready for every game we've played. We've played some awesome cricket and to be honest no team has really got close to us. And I can assure you England will also find it tough.'' About a week-long break which Australia is having before facing the Poms, McGrath said, ''It's good that you can get around and have a look at the island and have bit of a break. But when you are in a tournament like this and playing well you want to keep the momentum up and to have eight days off in between a game is probably a bit too long,'' he said.

McGrath, who broke Wasim Akram's World Cup wickets record against Bangladesh, said he still felt fit enough to continue playing at the top level.

''Obviously you've got to weigh up what's important. For me for instance, I could keep playing,'' he said.

''The body is feeling great, I'm feeling fresh while I'm out in the middle. I've still got that competitive edge when I'm out there but it is everything else that goes with it. That's the reason I retired.'' UNI HSB DH BST1805

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