Ian Botham

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INTL CAREER: 1976 - 1992

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'Bowling in limited-overs cricket these days needs to come with a health warning'

Bob Willis talks about his Ashes stints, bowlers today, and why World Series Cricket was good for the game

22-Apr-2019•Interview by Crispin Andrews

All-time England World Cup XI

Andrew Miller, ESPNcricinfo's UK editor, picks his all-time England World Cup XI

08-Mar-2019•Picked by Andrew Miller

Durham keen to sign Adil Rashid, says Ian Botham

Ian Botham has welcome Adil Rashid's Test recall, calling him the best spinner in England

27-Jul-2018•George Dobell

Don't you just hate him?

No player aroused feelings of envy and inadequacy in his team-mates the way Ian Botham did

21-Feb-2018•Derek Pringle

Trashes to Ashes: England find the calm before the storm

Given their imperfect preparation, England are probably just about as well-placed as they could be going into the series

21-Nov-2017•George Dobell in Brisbane

Cockatoo deaths, property scams and drunken brawls

Lots of cricketers have got in trouble for various off-field issues. Here's a colourful selection

27-Sep-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Durham 'should be compensated' over player drain

Sir Ian Botham has reiterated his call for counties to be compensated for the loss of home-grown talent, warning that the ongoing drain of senior players from Durham could have a devastating long-term impact

21-Sep-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Strauss defends selectors after Botham criticism

Ian Botham is "100% wrong" if he believes Paul Coughlin was lured to Nottinghamshire by promises of England selection, according to Andrew Strauss

20-Sep-2017•George Dobell

Botham rails at system as skipper Coughlin opts for Notts

Sir Ian Botham called for the ECB to give greater rewards to counties to offer greater rewards to counties producing first-class players through their academy system after Paul Coughlin rejected Durham's offer

19-Sep-2017•David Hopps

'If I'm saving all my wickets for Australia, I don't mind' - Broad

It wasn't the most memorable haul Stuart Broad will ever take, but he called the three wickets he bagged to pass Ian Botham's tally as "really special"

20-Aug-2017•George Dobell

The Botham attraction

Can a Pakistani hold anything but outright hate for Sir Ian?

19-Jul-2017•Imran Yusuf

Triple figures, double quick

An Englishman, a prize, and cricket's fascination with the fastest hundred

01-Jun-2017•Scott Oliver

How England went from being jokes to jocks

After over two decades of being clueless about one-day cricket, England are finally owning the format

01-Jun-2017•Jarrod Kimber

'It is a challenge but I will rise to it' - Botham unveiled as Durham chairman

27-Feb-2017•Jon Culley at Chester-le-Street

The return of Peter Roebuck

The typescript pages of his newly discovered diaries from 1986 provide an intimate window into the man's thoughts and reflections

25-Jan-2017•Jon Hotten

How dared they?

An appreciation of captains' innovative declarations, bowlers' bold tactics, and batting feats that no one expected

11-Jan-2017•Rob Steen

Chairman Beefy takes the hot seat at Durham

Ian Botham has been unveiled as the new chairman of Durham, a beleaguered county that can only benefit from his roistering attitude to public life

03-Nov-2016•David Hopps

'Botham hit it hard, but Viv hit it harder'

When a part-time club spinner bowled long hops to the two biffers to see how far they could hit it

04-Sep-2016•Simon Shearman

'I don't think odds of 500-1 have appeared since'

Thirty-five years ago at Headingley, Bob Willis bowled England to an incredible Ashes win - the culmination of a golden five-year period for him

15-Jul-2016•Crispin Andrews

Stokes 'better than I was at 24' - Botham

Ian Botham has hailed Ben Stokes' "enormous potential" and suggested he may be a better player than he was at the same age

08-Jan-2016•George Dobell

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