Graeme Swann's grandmother blames Australians for spinner's retirement
Graeme Swann‘s sudden retirement has come as a surprise for many, and if his grandmother is to be believed, the English spinner announced his retirement after something ‘nasty’ happened in Australia.
Mina Swann, aged 89, has blamed the unwelcoming attitude of the Australians on her grandson’s decision to retire from cricket, saying that something really bad must have happened which forced him to make this decision.
“There is something gone wrong there and I blame the Australian players. Not all the Australian players, a certain one. When the team went down to Australia and that young lad came back, there was something going wrong then,” she said to The Journal.
“I do not think they have been [made] very welcome, the team. He is not easily upset, there is something nasty that happened.”
For Mina Swann, his grandson’s announcement came as a surprise for her.
“He was as happy as Larry. He adored his cricket. It is a damn shame, he has lived for that game, he has done everything for that game. I am very disappointed because that is one thing I look forward to. I will be very disappointed when he is not there,” she said.
Swann announced his retirement recently after England’s defeat in the third Test at Perth, which resulted in Australia regaining the Ashes. In a 5-year career, Swann picked up 255 Test wickets at an average of 29.96.