All posts tagged "Ian Botham"
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/ 7 years agoPonting says England are on their way to a hiding in the Ashes
The retired Australia captain rates England's chances of winning the Ashes – he doesn't believe they will win a Test!
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Ashes
/ 7 years agoRoot’s England can take heart from the underrated Aussie class of ‘89
Derek Pringle searches for precedents for the underdogs winning the Ashes and recalls a tour led by Allan Border Cricket supporters,...
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/ 7 years agoRANTINGS OF THE 5-0 BRIGADE DON’T STACK UP THIS WINTER
Derek Pringle identifies some encouraging aspects of the upcoming tour even as the hyperbole is hyped up Down Under If there...
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/ 7 years agoRookie Cowans put the Aussies on rack before Botham ended their fightback
Richard Edwards looks back on a day when England earned some respect by winning in the most dramatic of endings in...
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/ 7 years agoJUSTASK AB, AGGERS’ PLOY MAY F****** DO TRICK, TOO
MARTIN JOHNSON I’d half been expecting it, but when I walked into the golf club bar and the steward said (in...
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/ 7 years agoPringle column: Playing cricket? It’s not a bad little earner
Derek Pringle examines the figures that mean most England cricketers are set for life
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/ 8 years agoPLAYING CRICKET? IT’S NOT A BAD LITTLE EARNER…
DEREK PRINGLE We knew today’s international cricketers were coining it, but how many knew that some were getting U$20,000 (£15,100) for...
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/ 8 years agoCan’t bat… Can’t bowl… Can’t field… Are you sure?
ACTION REPL AY Richard Edwards looks back to the 1986-87 series when cynics in the Press were made to eat their...
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/ 8 years agoAllegiances don’t always lie with your team as the thrills of watching Chris Gayle show
Alison Mitchell writes on how winning doesn't always matter as long as the stars of the game give you your money's...
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/ 8 years agoARISE SIR JIMMY! IT CERTAINLY HAS A NICE RING TO IT
PETER HAYTER As all bowlers have known since time immemorial, cricket is a batsman’s game. Why else would it be the...
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/ 8 years agoDEREK PRINGLE
CRICKET’S LAWS ARE TOO EASILY EXPLOITED FOR GLORY If there is many a slip twixt cup and lip, the same can...
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/ 8 years agoJAN WAS AN ARTIST, TAKEN FAR TOO SOON
JANETTE BRITTIN, who died earlier this week at the age of 58, was the best technical batswoman I ever saw along...
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/ 8 years agoTHE PICTURES WHICH VOICE 1,000 WORDS
From Gatting’s row with Rana to Australian jubilation, Derek Pringle looks at cricket’s most powerful images Photographs tell stories – jogging...
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/ 8 years agoKSL sees average attendance increase
By Seth Francis Moment of impact: Pommie Mbangwa takes evasive action as a delivery by Andy Caddick dismisses him in 2000....
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/ 8 years agoOttis Gibson held the golden key to unlock Stuart Broad into a world-beating Test bowler
Read this and you'll see why Ottis Gibson may be a big loss for England as he take over the reins...
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/ 8 years agoPerfect partners – like me & Goughie
By Richard Edwards ANDY CADDICK is a man who knows a thing or two about bowling partnerships. At a time when...
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International News
/ 8 years agoAre we getting sick of being fed this diet of big-hitting?
Garfield Robinson suggests that the ODI game’s obsession with sixes is destroying the nuances of cricket Get out of here! West...
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/ 8 years agoSelf-minded Boycott riled up his team-mates not just opposition bowlers
Peter Hayter explains why, despite his class, Geoffrey Boycott was never the most popular of batsman to play alongside
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/ 8 years agoPringle column: Playing with Botham was something to truly cherish, it was… different
(Photo: Getty Images) By Derek Pringle Ian Botham was in his sixth year as an England super star when I first...
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/ 8 years agoLET’S REVEL IN LEGEND OF BOTHAM, 40 YEARS ON
Peter Hayter looks back to the day at Trent Bridge in 1977 that England’s greatest all-rounder burst into public consciousness Finale:...
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/ 8 years agoYOU SOON REALISED HE WAS JUST A BIT DIFFERENT
Living it up! Ian Botham always did things his way PICTURE: Getty Images Ian Botham was in his sixth year as...
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Champions Trophy
/ 8 years agoRoot can lead band of cricket Corbynistas
The editor of Cricket Statistician analyses recent events So, the Champions Trophy – how was it for you? Well, admittedly, it...
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International News
/ 8 years agoBrian Lara: Joe Root’s flair puts him up with very best
Katie Falkingham discovers that West Indies batting icon Brian Lara is a huge fan of England‘s Joe Root Unsurprisingly, Joe Root...
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/ 8 years agoENGLAND MISSING A PLAYER OF TRESCO’S TALENTS
DEREK PRINGLE More than any other cricketer in the modern era still able to ply their trade in the middle, England...
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/ 8 years agoPoor relations maybe, but at least cricket is a closed shop
By Richard Edwards IMAGES of a portly former Italian restaurant worker were front and back page last week after it emerged...
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