Ian Botham's Blog, page 14

England coach Andy Flower has to find a way to lift beaten England

ANDY FLOWER faces the biggest task of his coaching career.. to drag our one-day cricket team out of the doldrums and make them a serious World Cup contender.

ICC World Cup: Patchy England must improve to win - Ian Botham column

ENGLAND could have a golden chance of winning this World Cup, but not if they keep playing the way they are.

England can win the World Cup even without Pietersen and Broad

ENGLAND have been pure box office at this World Cup and they remain my dark horses to win it.

Ashes 2010: Watching ruthless England crush the shambolic Aussies has been a blast..I'm SO proud of them all, says Ian Botham

ENGLAND have been magnificent. A series win – and a thumping one at that – is exactly what they came for and it is what they deserve.

Watching ruthless England crush the shambolic Aussies has been a BLAST ..I'm SO proud of them all

England have been magnificent. A series win - and a thumping one at that - is exactly what they came for and it is what they deserve.

Shame on the Baggy Greens..cheating is the NEVER answer

i HaVe spent a lifetime in cricket and i call it as i see it. always have, always will - and to me, Phil Hughes knew he didn't take that catch cleanly.

This is England's era.. they haven't just beaten the Aussies, they've broken them.. now finish them in Sydney

At the biggest ground, on the biggest stage, and when it mattered most, England broke Australia and made sure the Ashes would be going nowhere.

The Ashes 2010: England have broken Australia, now finish them in Sydney - Ian Botham's verdict

AT the biggest ground, on the biggest stage, and when it mattered most, England broke Australia and made sure the Ashes would be going nowhere.

This was a truly memorable day for our game.. the bowlers took England and the series to a new level

If you want to win in Australia you have to do something exceptional. Step forward England's bowlers who took this tour to a new level.

Seize the day Strauss and be famous for evermore

England's gladiators can make history in the greatest arena of the lot this Christmas and shake the very foundations of Australia's colosseum.