Ian Botham's Blog, page 15

Our brilliant team will clean up and be No.1 in the world

Well Done England, on one of the most comprehensive and magnificent performances ever seen on these shores.

The Ashes: This is the Kevin Pietersen we all hoped for.. and the Aussies feared

After watching that knock from Kevin Pietersen I might have to start adjusting my Ashes predictions.

The Ashes: Field-good factor really catching on for England, says Sir Ian Botham

How wonderful it is to be an England supporter when they are putting in performances like this in the old enemy's backyard.

The Ashes 2010: This truly special performance was remarkable ..mind-boggling - Ian Botham

That was a Test match to savour if you're an England fan. Keep saying it to yourself - 517-1. Not for two or three but for one and that means something very special indeed.

The Ashes 2010: Day four must go down as our best day Down Under - Ian Botham

We have already seen some remarkable things in this opening match and day four goes down as one of England's finest in Australia of all time.

Tense, tough and impossible to predict but patience will pay off for Strauss and Co

England did exactly what they had to on day two at the Gabba and have set up this game and this series to be a thriller.

Ian Botham: Peter Siddle Ashes hat-trick lit the fuse for an explosive series

That was one of the best days of Ashes cricket I have seen in a long time and it sets up the series fantastically.

The Ashes 2010: Ian Botham on where series will be won and lost

The ashes are England's to lose. Not just because they hold them, but because I believe they are the better team.

Botham's about: Ahead of the Ashes, cricket legend Sir Ian takes a grand tour of Australia

Usually when I go to Australia it involves cricket, but this time the only nets we saw were the fishing variety. It was a boys' trip. My wife Kath, who has been Down Under several times, gallantly volunteered to mind the fort at home in Yorkshire while I enjoyed two weeks of high-adrenaline bonding with our son Liam.

Pakistan must be thrown out of cricket until they can sort themselves out

Drastic times call for drastic measures and that is exactly where we are with the Pakistan cricket team.