All posts tagged "Ian Botham"
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/ 7 years agoThe sex and drug-fuelled tour to New Zealand that never was…
Graeme Fowler recalls the 1983-84 tour, in which he was an innocent party, that led him to having his bag searched...
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/ 7 years agoSex and drug-fuelled tour that never was…
ACTION REPLAY As England falter in New Zealand, Richard Edwards gets the lowdown on a controversial tour there 34 years ago...
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/ 7 years ago400-CLUB…IT’S NOT BAD FOR A WANNABE BATSMAN!
DEREK PRINGLE Star pupil: Stuart Broad has learned his trade to become a true great of the game PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 7 years agoGREAT STUFF KP, BUT IT COULD’VE BEEN BETTER
PETER HAYTER Dividing opinion: Kevin Pietersen was undoubtedly England’s star player, but not always their most popular PICTURE: Getty Images So....
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/ 7 years agoPringle column: Extra gear for Woakes has turned him into one of the best
Derek Pringle says batsmen are being stopped in their tracks from getting on the front foot against Woakes new-found pace
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/ 7 years agoStill sss-marting at missed opportunity
THE complaint by Ian Gair (TCP, February 23) that English cricket should not allow potential Test opponents, notably Australians, to gain...
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/ 7 years agoLET’S GIVE WOAKES CREDIT FOR GAMBLING ON SPEED
DEREK PRINGLE Pace ace: Chris Woakes went for radical change rather than incremental improvements PICTURE: Getty Images If top-level coaches were...
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/ 7 years agoWITH MAVERICKS, ABSENCE ONLY MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER
After Ben Stokes’ recall to the England team, Derek Pringle looks at the enforced absence of another star all-rounder some 32...
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/ 7 years agoFinal over
MATT TAYLOR Gloucestershire bowler On the Spot Date of birth: 08/07/94 The Last Bat you bought/used? That would have been a...
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/ 7 years agoIF BIG BEN WANTS LOW KEY THEN HE’S IN THE RIGHT PLACE
MARTIN JOHNSON Ben Stokes’ match-winning half century in Tauranga came (at best) a distant third behind Brexit and the cold snap...
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/ 7 years agoSYD’S KIWI IN JURY IS STILL A LOW POINT FOR ENGLAND ENGLAND 26 YEARS ON
Derek Pringle looks ahead to England’s tour of New Zealand by looking back on events from 1992 in the land of...
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/ 7 years agoRoland Butcher: Cyrille Regis was a pioneer for cricket in this country also
England's first black Test cricketer on the role Cyrille Regis played in shaping a more inclusive culture in sport across the...
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/ 7 years agoPioneers such as Cyrille became cricket role models too
By Richard Edwards Example: Roland Butcher MANY of England’s most esteemed black footballers were queuing up this week to praise the...
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/ 7 years agoMENTALLY SCARRED, IF ONLY MO HAD ILLY’S SELF-BELIEF
MARTIN JOHNSON At last. It’s all over. No more getting up in the middle of the night, hoping you didn’t wake...
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Ashes
/ 7 years agoAnthology of the ASHES
This superb anthology showcases 100 years of peerless writing on the Ashes from The Cricketer magazine. Insightful new contributions from today’s...
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/ 7 years agoHOW HOLLIES PLOTTED DOWNFALL OF THE DON
Richard Edwards looks beyond a career defining delivery and discovers the planning that had gone into its success Oval and out:...
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/ 7 years agoIT’S VITAL FOR ENGLAND ALI GETS BACK IN A MO
Tim Wigmore charts the struggles of an England all-rounder who performed so well in the domestic summer Struggling with bat and...
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/ 7 years agoDaffy played Diana and Beefy was full of rabbit!
Richard Edwards looks back on an iconic Xmas gathering that paved the way for one of England’s most famous Test wins...
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/ 7 years agoHEALTH NOT HELPED BY STAYING IN HOTEL
Graeme Fowler tells Richard Edwards that players should be allowed a drink, but that the culture has changed Graeme Fowler was...
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/ 7 years agoThere was no better Christmas feeling than silencing Bay 13 at the intimidating MCG
Derek Pringle looks back to the Boxing Day Ashes Test of 1982 when Pom-baiting was a popular festive pastime Cheers and...
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/ 7 years agoGOWER GRACE BOYCOTT GRIT
Contrast in style as England showed that they could win in Perth Paul Edwards continues his delve into the Ashes archive...
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/ 7 years agoHayter column: Self-help was key to Bill Athey and 86/87 party set
Peter Hayter on the lack of electronic analytics allowing memories to play their part on the 1986/87 Ashes tour
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/ 7 years agoMARTIN JOHNSON
THERE’S NO SKIPPING THE ISSUE FOR THE CAPTAIN… There must have been times during the Adelaide Test match when Joe Root...
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Ashes
/ 7 years agoDrink was once central to Ashes culture, now it has a dark side
Derek Pringle explains why the current tales of excess have handed the moral high ground to the Australians Get ready for...
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/ 7 years agoWhen Lillee put game’s legislators on their metal
Though not an Ashes series, Richard Edwards recalls Dennis Lillee’s aluminium bat that stirred trouble in England’s ranks ACTION REPL AY...
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