Born in 1971, Stuart MacGill made his international debut for Australia in January 1998 against South Africa at the Adelaide Oval. He was considered a great talent, but unfortunately, because of Shane Warne, the cricketer never got enough opportunities to represent the national team. Given his class, character and ability, the late great Warne was the first choice for the Kangaroos and thus, MacGill only featured in 44 Test matches for Australia.
In these games, the 52-year-old clinched 208 wickets at an average of 29.02. He also represented Australia in ODIs but only got to play three matches. Even though he was competing with Warne for just one spot, the duo shared a great bond and did not let the on-field decision affect them outside it.
Talking about the same, MacGill opened up by saying that when they used to travel to hot and humid countries like Sri Lanka, the duo used to mix Vodka with Gatorade and drink after the stumps.
“It’s very, very important for all you young players out there to hydrate when you’re playing in hot weather, and so I found vodka and Gatorade – really, really, it’s very, very good,” McGill said on the 82 Days Till The Ashes podcast.
MacGill opens up on Detox Durban story
While talking about his camaraderie with Warne, MacGill opened up on the tips the two cricketers used to share on and off the field. Talking about the same, MacGill revealed that they used to talk a lot in South Africa and eventually decided not to go to the city of Durban.
“Tips like, yeah, Warney, don’t worry about the line, just go straight to the front, that barman always gives you the odd cheeky shot, that sort of stuff, those were the sort of tips that we operated on. We did actually talk a lot in South Africa as well, do go out in Johannesburg, don’t go out in Durban – “detox Durban”, we called it. That was the sort of conversation that we normally had. Not much cricket, to be honest,” MacGill stated.