Andrew Menczel has hit again at Stuart MacGill in a fiery and unfiltered response, throughout which he known as the previous Australian Take a look at cricketer a ‘moron’ and a ‘ticking time bomb’, following their explosive row on the Cricket Unfiltered podcast.
MacGill, who took 208 wickets throughout 44 Take a look at 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 looking for a brand new cricketer to affix 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 stated 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 Take a look at cricketer a ‘moron’ and a ‘ticking time bomb’
It got here after he and MacGill (pictured) had 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. ‘Pay attention, you muppet. Once I say transfer on, I’m not saying preserve speaking about it.’ MacGill later instructed Menczel: ‘Mate, I’d leap 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 stated throughout the episode, which was entitled, Picking Up Where I Left Off: MacGill Fallout & Australia’s 2026 South Africa Tour.
‘[The] Present ends, I determine: “You recognize 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 determine I’m simply going to launch the episode. No approach am I going to take a seat 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 dwell.
Menczel acknowledged that he’s doing wonderful within the wake of the explosive episode, including that a number of folks have reached out to ensure 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 stated.
‘Folks had been checking in about my psychological well being – I’m doing wonderful.’
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 undoubtedly be apologising to Menners after what occurred on the finish.’
Menczel then continued to handle 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 stated. ‘It was his try to bully me or bully anybody as a result of that’s not good to take heed to. It’s not good to look at, and it doesn’t set an excellent instance. I don’t thoughts arguing with somebody and on the present, I did attempt to tackle his standpoint.
MacGill (pictured) fired up on the feedback and branded the podcast host a ‘f***ing fool’
‘However , 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 take heed 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 stated that MacGill had not apologised.
‘What was very worrying for me is that he has proven mainly zero regret for what he did,’ Menczel stated.
‘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 could be returning to file one other podcast, which can go dwell on Thursday night.
He added: ‘I’m not going to take a seat on my palms anymore, Stu. So once you come again in, I’m telling you, there’s a automotive boot filled with stuff that I can deliver up if you wish to preserve 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 ceaselessly.’
Throughout an episode launched on Wednesday, Menczel (left) claimed that he could be searching for a brand new cricketer to affix the podcast in MacGill’s place, however added that the previous Australia spinner would return for an episode on Thursday
Menczel stated: ‘The best way he handled me, meaning he’s going to get a few of it again now.’
‘I don’t know if the podcast is ready to proceed in that mild. 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 bought 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 subsequent 12 months.
‘I would like a brand new cricketer to interchange Stu. Till then, I’d simply should get by way of on these Dream11 reveals,’ Menczel stated.
‘I’ve a contract to fulfil. I’m not going to let this moron drag me down.’
‘We’re scheduled to go dwell tomorrow night time, me and Stu. As I stated, I’m not holding again anymore; the gloves are off. I don’t suppose he’ll be capable of take it.’
MacGill performed 44 Exams for Australia and took 208 wickets in a embellished profession
Increasing additional on their relationship, Menczel stated he wouldn’t be pals with MacGill outdoors 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 become involved 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 by way of and perhaps file a podcast collectively.
‘However he’s a damaged man. He’s been by way of quite a bit. He’s been by way of stuff that’s of his personal making however there’s little doubt it has been very traumatic, and I feel it’s left an enormous scar on him… I do really feel sorry for him.
He added: ‘I feel he wants assist. That kind of behaviour shouldn’t be on.’
