Posts Tagged "Ian Botham"

Completely written off by Sir Ian Botham among others, Australia have found an unlikely champion for their Ashes prospects in South African captain AB de Villiers.

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Continuing my series of alphabetised elevens, here is my list of the best ‘B’ batsmen.

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Former England cricket captain Ian Botham says it’s not just Australia which has fallen victim to coaching “mumbo-jumbo”.

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England is ruling the roost in Test cricket this year, winning the Ashes and then the the Pataudi Trophy against India with effortless ease to claim the number one position.

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When a team scores 400 plus runs in the first innings of a Test, they are expected to win or, at worst, draw the match. Correct? Not always. The most recent example was the rain-interrupted Cardiff Test between England and Sri Lanka last week.

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England cricket great Ian Botham says he hasn’t jumped off India as World Cup favourites on home soil, he simply was never on them. Botham says Australia and South Africa have the edge at the moment through their bowling strengths.

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Last month it was Bradman or Tendulkar as the all-time great batsman. The flavour of the week now is who is the greatest all-rounder in Test history, Garry Sobers or Jacques Kallis?

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Spiro’s article yesterday mentioned a number of Ians: Botham, Chappell and Bell. This had me thinking, that “the Ians” would have a pretty handy first Test XI. I’ve put together the following team:

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No wonder Ian Chappell dislikes Sir Ian Botham so much. The cricket knight is an irresponsible prat. Botham was wrong when he accused Phillip Hughes of ‘cheating’ for half-claiming a catch against Alastair Cook.

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Australian captain Michael Clarke rushed to defend the reputation of Phil Hughes after Sir Ian Botham accused him of cheating when he claimed a catch with England opener Alastair Cook on 99 in the fifth Ashes Test.

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The end has come for Movember, with the facial fuzz grown over the past month set to be erased from men’s faces like a bristly bad memory.

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English cricketing great Sir Ian Botham has nominated off-spinner Graeme Swann as the key to what he predicts will be a comprehensive Ashes series victory over a vulnerable Australia.

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What do Ricky Ponting, Ian Botham, Dunga, Andrew Flintoff, Bryan Robson and Martin Johnson all have in common? They are each a prime example of that fascinating sporting sub-species known as MUSSULs — Magnificent but Unsubtle Sporting Stars Unsuited to Leadership.

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Kersi’s excellent post on dual cricket internationals mentioned one or two people who were perhaps a little less than fully fit, and that set me thinking. There were quite a few guys in various sports who were champs in spite of an over fondness for booze, groceries or because of a natural metabolic difference.

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England’s fiery all-rounder Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff will say farewell to Test cricket at The Oval next week. Described as the second Ian Botham, Flintoff was behind England regaining the Ashes in 2005 and going one-up in the current series at Lord’s last month with a Man of the Match performance.

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For over a hundred years, Australia and England have staged some unforgettable battles for the most coveted prize in Anglo-Australian cricket: The Ashes.

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A formidable international team can be formed from the TV commentators or Ashes experts on SBS and Foxtel channels: Michael Atherton, David Lloyd, Damien Martyn, Mark Waugh, Allan Border, Nasser Hussain, Ian Botham, Greg Matthews, Shane Warne, Stuart MacGill, Brendon Julian, Damien Fleming, Michael Holding and Rodney Hogg.

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England’s press held Andrew Flintoff to their bosom following his stunning last-day spell that led to his side ending a 75-year Ashes drought at Lord’s.

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In cricket, as in life, there is truth to the enduring words: “A house divided against itself will not stand.” Jesus said it, Abraham Lincoln famously quoted it and the 2009 Australian Ashes tour party is well aware of its veracity.

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No one can accuse SBS of playing it safe in its choice of commentators for the Ashes. The free-to-air broadcaster has called up some former Test mavericks to ensure some lively coverage for the five-Test series.

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