Glenn McGrath has repeated a familiar rallying call by predicting Australia will inflict a 5-0 Ashes whitewash on England this summer . The former pace attack leader of Australia 's all-conquering Test team in the early 2000s has habitually forecast thrashings for England in the past , and has been embarrassed when Australia have not performed as he expected , notably in the 2005 series . He played a part in Australia triumphing 5-0 Down Under in 2006-07 , and again envisaged the same result in England in 2009 , only for Andrew Strauss to lead the home side to their triumph . Glenn McGrath has predicted a 5-0 whitewash for Australia when they travel to England this summer . McGrath was a constant tormentor of England in Ashes series during his playing days . Peter Moores ' side have suffered a terrible World Cup but will hope to bounce back in Test cricket . McGrath had more recently refrained from trumpeting Australia as unbeatable by England , even prior to their 5-0 demolition job in 2013-14 , but that is how he again positions Michael Clarke 's Test team . With England toiling to sorry effect at the World Cup , McGrath is looking to the summer and sees more misery on the cards when ousted limited-overs skipper Alastair Cook returns to take the helm of the five-day team . He told BBC Sport : 'If the Australian team keeps playing as they are , they 're going to go to England full of confidence . England were knocked out of the World Cup by Bangladesh last week , and McGrath ca n't see them improving . During his playing days McGrath made a habit of predicting whitewashes , and was not always proved right . ' I ca n't see England beating them and I 'm more than happy to predict 5-0 . ' McGrath , 45 , expects the World Cup debacle to be followed by change in the England camp . He said : ' I thought they struggled to take wickets or build up any pressure and they did n't look potent at all . 'There are going to be changes , whether it 's coaching or the players . A lot of responsibility lies with the players . '
Glenn McGrath thinks England will lose 5-0 to Australia . The Australian team is in the middle of a tour that has seen them play three Tests against England, and they have won all three. England have been poor at the one day World Cup . But Alastair Cook will hope return to Test cricket will aid his side .