By Richard Edwards

Smashing: Botham’s famous knock turned the tide

IT has taken the Aussies a generation to get over the memories of Headingley ‘81. Now Ben Stokes goes and does this to them.
It’s enough to have most Australian’s weeping into their cheese and vegemite scrolls. Particularly those who were there, at the heart of the Australian team, as the series unfolded in front of a disbelieving public 38 years ago.
Stokes’ remarkable innings of 135 not out hasn’t simply hauled England back into the Ashes, it has re-opened some wounds that had only ju...