Tag: Ian Botham

Root’s England can take heart from the underrated Aussie class of ‘89

10 November 2017 0 comments

Derek Pringle searches for precedents for the underdogs winning the Ashes and recalls a tour led by Allan Border Cricket […]

RANTINGS OF THE 5-0 BRIGADE DON’T STACK UP THIS WINTER

27 October 2017 0 comments

Derek Pringle identifies some encouraging aspects of the upcoming tour even as the hyperbole is hyped up Down Under If […]

Rookie Cowans put the Aussies on rack before Botham ended their fightback

27 October 2017 0 comments

Richard Edwards looks back on a day when England earned some respect by winning in the most dramatic of endings […]

JUSTASK AB, AGGERS’ PLOY MAY F****** DO TRICK, TOO

27 October 2017 0 comments

MARTIN JOHNSON I’d half been expecting it, but when I walked into the golf club bar and the steward said […]

Pringle column: Playing cricket? It’s not a bad little earner

24 October 2017 0 comments

Derek Pringle examines the figures that mean most England cricketers are set for life

PLAYING CRICKET? IT’S NOT A BAD LITTLE EARNER…

20 October 2017 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE We knew today’s international cricketers were coining it, but how many knew that some were getting U$20,000 (£15,100) […]

Can’t bat… Can’t bowl… Can’t field… Are you sure?

13 October 2017 0 comments

ACTION REPL AY Richard Edwards looks back to the 1986-87 series when cynics in the Press were made to eat […]

Allegiances don’t always lie with your team as the thrills of watching Chris Gayle show

27 September 2017 0 comments

Alison Mitchell writes on how winning doesn’t always matter as long as the stars of the game give you your money’s worth

ARISE SIR JIMMY! IT CERTAINLY HAS A NICE RING TO IT

15 September 2017 0 comments

PETER HAYTER As all bowlers have known since time immemorial, cricket is a batsman’s game. Why else would it be […]

DEREK PRINGLE

15 September 2017 0 comments

CRICKET’S LAWS ARE TOO EASILY EXPLOITED FOR GLORY If there is many a slip twixt cup and lip, the same […]

JAN WAS AN ARTIST, TAKEN FAR TOO SOON

15 September 2017 0 comments

JANETTE BRITTIN, who died earlier this week at the age of 58, was the best technical batswoman I ever saw […]

THE PICTURES WHICH VOICE 1,000 WORDS

8 September 2017 0 comments

From Gatting’s row with Rana to Australian jubilation, Derek Pringle looks at cricket’s most powerful images Photographs tell stories – […]

KSL sees average attendance increase

8 September 2017 0 comments

By Seth Francis Moment of impact: Pommie Mbangwa takes evasive action as a delivery by Andy Caddick dismisses him in […]

Ottis Gibson held the golden key to unlock Stuart Broad into a world-beating Test bowler

30 August 2017 0 comments

Read this and you’ll see why Ottis Gibson may be a big loss for England as he take over the reins in South Africa

Perfect partners – like me & Goughie

25 August 2017 0 comments

By Richard Edwards ANDY CADDICK is a man who knows a thing or two about bowling partnerships. At a time […]

Are we getting sick of being fed this diet of big-hitting?

18 August 2017 0 comments

Garfield Robinson suggests that the ODI game’s obsession with sixes is destroying the nuances of cricket Get out of here! […]

Self-minded Boycott riled up his team-mates not just opposition bowlers

9 August 2017 0 comments

Peter Hayter explains why, despite his class, Geoffrey Boycott was never the most popular of batsman to play alongside

Pringle column: Playing with Botham was something to truly cherish, it was… different

25 July 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Derek Pringle Ian Botham was in his sixth year as an England super star when I […]

LET’S REVEL IN LEGEND OF BOTHAM, 40 YEARS ON

21 July 2017 0 comments

Peter Hayter looks back to the day at Trent Bridge in 1977 that England’s greatest all-rounder burst into public consciousness […]

YOU SOON REALISED HE WAS JUST A BIT DIFFERENT

21 July 2017 0 comments

Living it up! Ian Botham always did things his way PICTURE: Getty Images Ian Botham was in his sixth year […]

Root can lead band of cricket Corbynistas

23 June 2017 0 comments

The editor of Cricket Statistician analyses recent events So, the Champions Trophy – how was it for you? Well, admittedly, […]

Brian Lara: Joe Root’s flair puts him up with very best

5 June 2017 0 comments

Katie Falkingham discovers that West Indies batting icon Brian Lara is a huge fan of England’s Joe Root Unsurprisingly, Joe […]

ENGLAND MISSING A PLAYER OF TRESCO’S TALENTS

26 May 2017 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE More than any other cricketer in the modern era still able to ply their trade in the middle, […]

Poor relations maybe, but at least cricket is a closed shop

19 May 2017 0 comments

By Richard Edwards IMAGES of a portly former Italian restaurant worker were front and back page last week after it […]

PLAYING AT HOME IS GREAT, BUT KEEP FOCUSED

12 May 2017 0 comments

PAUL NIXON As the Champions Trophy draws ever nearer, it makes me remember the only international tournament that I was […]

Tag: Ian Botham

Root’s England can take heart from the underrated Aussie class of ‘89

RANTINGS OF THE 5-0 BRIGADE DON’T STACK UP THIS WINTER

Rookie Cowans put the Aussies on rack before Botham ended their fightback

JUSTASK AB, AGGERS’ PLOY MAY F****** DO TRICK, TOO

Pringle column: Playing cricket? It’s not a bad little earner

PLAYING CRICKET? IT’S NOT A BAD LITTLE EARNER…

Can’t bat… Can’t bowl… Can’t field… Are you sure?

Allegiances don’t always lie with your team as the thrills of watching Chris Gayle show

ARISE SIR JIMMY! IT CERTAINLY HAS A NICE RING TO IT

DEREK PRINGLE

JAN WAS AN ARTIST, TAKEN FAR TOO SOON

THE PICTURES WHICH VOICE 1,000 WORDS

KSL sees average attendance increase

Ottis Gibson held the golden key to unlock Stuart Broad into a world-beating Test bowler

Perfect partners – like me & Goughie

Are we getting sick of being fed this diet of big-hitting?

Self-minded Boycott riled up his team-mates not just opposition bowlers

Pringle column: Playing with Botham was something to truly cherish, it was… different

LET’S REVEL IN LEGEND OF BOTHAM, 40 YEARS ON

YOU SOON REALISED HE WAS JUST A BIT DIFFERENT

Root can lead band of cricket Corbynistas

Brian Lara: Joe Root’s flair puts him up with very best

ENGLAND MISSING A PLAYER OF TRESCO’S TALENTS

Poor relations maybe, but at least cricket is a closed shop

PLAYING AT HOME IS GREAT, BUT KEEP FOCUSED

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