Glenn McGrath moves out of the family home

Glenn McGrath leaves a home filled with memories to start afresh with his new wife.

The retired fast bowler, 41, has been scouring some of the nation’s most expensive real estate hot spots since returning from a honeymoon with new wife Sara Leonardi last month.

Now it seems the couple are contemplating outlaying as much as $20 million on the perfect place to raise Glenn’s children, James, 11, and Holly, 9. They have narrowed down their search to two opulent mansions – both within a stone’s throw of 29-year-old Sara’s favoured shopping haunt of Double Bay.

“They started looking around in early February, but didn’t view anything then – they were just driving around looking at houses,” reveals a source close to the pair. “Since then they’ve widened their search a bit. Now they’re keen on a couple of places – there’s a beachfront house in Vaucluse and a regal-looking mansion in Woollahra. They love the thought of starting a new home together and have spent serious amounts of time inspecting each house.”

While both mansions have their merits – and views of Sydney Harbour – the Vaucluse house includes a slice of private beach, six bedrooms and a boathouse. Not surprisingly it comes with the heftier price tag. The new five-bedroom, Parisian-style manor in Woollahra is equally well proportioned, without the luxury of the foreshore at its doorstep. It is available for the comparatively thrifty price of $12 million.