Andrew Menczel has hit again at Stuart MacGill in a fiery and unfiltered response, throughout which he known as the previous Australian Check cricketer a ‘moron’ and a ‘ticking time bomb’, following their explosive row on the Cricket Unfiltered podcast.
MacGill, who took 208 wickets throughout 44 Check matches for Australia, has been a daily face on Menczel’s Cricket Unfiltered podcast, however he could not be set to look on the present, after its host claimed on Wednesday that he was in search of a brand new cricketer to hitch him for the bi-weekly discuss present.
On Monday, a 24-minute episode entitled Blow Up aired on-line, throughout which MacGill blasted Menczel after the host introduced up the behaviour of South African supporters who tried to sledge David Warner and his spouse Candice, throughout the Dishevelled Greens’ ill-fated tour in 2018.
South African followers wore Sonny Invoice Williams masks in a bid to troll Australia’s opening batsman, following a extensively publicised incident in 2007 involving the previous All Blacks centre and his spouse, Candice.
Menczel had known as the behaviour of the South African followers ‘low’, however MacGill fired again at him, claiming that he ‘didn’t want to enter particulars’. The ex-cricketer, now 55, would go on to name it ‘s****’ and claimed that Menczel was a ‘f***ing fool’.
MacGill mentioned that Menczel was doing the identical factor because the Proteas supporters by making reference to the matter. Tensions continued to escalate. He would go on to name Menczel ‘pig-headed’, earlier than demanding that he ‘transfer on’ from the topic on a number of events.
Andrew Menczel (pictured) has hit again at Stuart MacGill in a fiery and unfiltered response, throughout which he known as the previous Australian Check cricketer a ‘moron’ and a ‘ticking time bomb’
It got here after he and MacGill (pictured) have been concerned in an explosive argument throughout an episode of the podcast, launched on Monday
Menczel had introduced up how South African followers had inappropriately taunted David Warner and his spouse Candice (each pictured), throughout Australia’s 2018 autumn tour
‘Transfer on. Transfer on,’ MacGill fumed. ‘Hear, you muppet. After I say transfer on, I’m not saying hold speaking about it.’ MacGill later informed Menczel: ‘Mate, I’d soar throughout the mic in a second.’
Menczel tried to proceed the podcast, however after the heated second, was unable to take action and abruptly ended the present.
He has since damaged his silence on the matter, publishing a 14-minute podcast on Wednesday, throughout which he claimed that he had feared issues may have gotten bodily, whereas revealing what occurred after the cameras turned off.
‘I did suppose as he was leaving, we would come to blows,’ he mentioned throughout the episode, which was entitled, Picking Up Where I Left Off: MacGill Fallout & Australia’s 2026 South Africa Tour.
‘[The] Present ends, I resolve: “You already know what, I can’t f***ing do that”. He goes off some extra, yells at me and calls me the C-word. Storms out the door.’
‘I resolve I’m simply going to launch the episode. No means am I going to sit down on this. Other than the truth that he was yelling at me to launch the episode, which you’d have thought by the best way he was carrying on, he’d be begging me to not launch it.
Talking about MacGill he added: ‘What an absolute muppet he’s.’
Every day Mail has chosen to not publish the complete transcript of Menczel’s explosive deal with.
Menczel tried to proceed the podcast, however after the heated second, was unable to take action and abruptly ended the present
On Wednesday afternoon, Menczel had additionally posted an excerpt of the podcast on his X account, however the video was deleted two hours after it had gone reside.
Menczel acknowledged that he’s doing nice within the wake of the explosive episode, including that a number of folks have reached out to verify he was OK.
‘I don’t thoughts being known as these issues. I’m not a shrinking violet. Anybody who has listened to this present is aware of I can take a punch…’ the podcast host mentioned.
‘Individuals have been checking in about my psychological well being – I’m doing nice.’
MacGill has since been criticised by some on-line within the wake of his explosive feedback to Menczel, with one writing on social media: ‘MacGill ought to positively be apologising to Menners after what occurred on the finish.’
Menczel then continued to deal with the matter, stating that he had some folks inform him to take away the previous Western Australia and New South Wales leg spinner from the present.
‘One factor about that I didn’t like was the bullying,’ Menczel mentioned. ‘It was his try to bully me or bully anybody as a result of that’s not good to hearken to. It’s not good to look at, and it doesn’t set a very good instance. I don’t thoughts arguing with somebody and on the present, I did attempt to tackle his perspective.
MacGill (pictured) fired up on the feedback and branded the podcast host a ‘f***ing fool’
‘However you realize, he wasn’t having any of it. He had this meltdown that was immature. It was bullying, it wasn’t arguing. It wasn’t enjoyable to hearken to.’
‘Personally, the listeners don’t prefer it. I’ve had so many individuals attain out to me and say: “Ditch him from the present”’
The podcast host later mentioned that MacGill had not apologised.
‘What was very worrying for me is that he has proven mainly zero regret for what he did,’ Menczel mentioned.
‘There’s been no trace of an apology to me for the best way he acted. There’s been no remorse. That’s worrying for me as a result of I really feel he’s only a ticking time bomb.
The Cricket Unfiltered host went on to state that MacGill can be returning to file one other podcast, which can go reside on Thursday night.
He added: ‘I’m not going to sit down on my fingers anymore, Stu. So while you come again in, I’m telling you, there’s a automotive boot stuffed with stuff that I can convey up if you wish to hold calling me phrases. I’d be very cautious about that as a result of issues really may kick off if he doesn’t watch it.
‘It’s not going to be one-way site visitors perpetually.’
Throughout an episode launched on Wednesday, Menczel (left) claimed that he can be on the lookout for a brand new cricketer to hitch the podcast in MacGill’s place, however added that the previous Australia spinner would return for an episode on Thursday
Menczel mentioned: ‘The best way he handled me, which means he’s going to get a few of it again now.’
‘I don’t know if the podcast is ready to proceed in that gentle. I don’t need to be combating with somebody. I don’t need to get punched within the face. And let’s be trustworthy, that meltdown was unhinged and insane. And he began twitching, like he was going to punch me.
‘When he left, he obtained in my face.
‘I’m undecided precisely what’s going to occur.’
Menczel acknowledged that due to his commitments to the Indian fantasy sports activities platform, Dream11, he was contracted to do two podcasts every week for the following 12 months.
‘I would like a brand new cricketer to switch Stu. Till then, I’d simply need to get via on these Dream11 reveals,’ Menczel mentioned.
‘I’ve a contract to fulfil. I’m not going to let this moron drag me down.’
‘We’re scheduled to go reside tomorrow evening, me and Stu. As I mentioned, I’m not holding again anymore; the gloves are off. I don’t suppose he’ll be capable of take it.’
MacGill performed 44 Assessments for Australia and took 208 wickets in a adorned profession
Increasing additional on their relationship, Menczel mentioned he wouldn’t be pals with MacGill exterior of the present, earlier than explaining that he ‘felt sorry’ for the previous cricketer.
‘I don’t need to be nice mates with him. I’m right here to do a present with him. I didn’t need to get entangled within the different stuff.
‘I’m not going to go to the pub with him after the podcast. So I simply thought that we’d be capable of get via and perhaps file a podcast collectively.
‘However he’s a damaged man. He’s been via loads. He’s been via stuff that’s of his personal making however there’s little doubt it has been very traumatic, and I feel it’s left a giant scar on him… I do really feel sorry for him.
He added: ‘I feel he wants assist. That form of behaviour will not be on.’
