Allan Donald fears Glenn McGrath’s international bow could be ruined by batsmen who are no longer mesmerised by his reputation. South Africa and Australia have been sparring in the lead-up to Saturday’s game at St Kitts and Donald higlighted McGrath’s one-day performances over the past couple of months.

"It's not often batters line McGrath up, but he has been taken to,” Donald said in the Courier-Mail. “Teams will target him. No doubt they know it's his last World Cup and they will come hard at him."

Donald’s final World Cup in 2003 ended badly and he hopes McGrath hasn’t gone one tournament too far. “You don’t want to finish your career going out in the worst possible fashion,” he said. “What will take the pressure off him is that it’s not in Australia.”