The Ashes — the battle between auld enemies England and Australia for Test cricket supremacy — is still four months away, but the mind games have already begun in earnest.

Former Aussie opening batsman David Warner, who always was a thorn in the side of the English, was the first to light the fuse by taking a direct shot at star batsman Joe Root.

And former Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath, who caused England more grief than any other paceman, went out on a limb and predicted the visitors would be crushed 5-0 in the series.

As one would expect, there was a quick response from the English.

Retired fast bowler Stuart Broad, who somehow always got under the skin of the Australians, expressed surprise that the mind games had started this early. McGrath’s prediction caught his eye and h

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