Ian Botham's Blog, page 8

Ian Botham's day one Ashes verdict: Dream start for England that has made Aussie critics eat their words

That is how you open your account in the Ashes. I don’t think England could have dreamed of having such a good start .

Kevin Pietersen can race up list of batting greats - but Viv Richards is still the best

Congratulations to Sachin Tendulkar on a remarkable career and 200 Test matches.

Ian Botham: Sri Lanka's been my toughest walk yet, but I'm already planning the next one

It was a proud moment yesterday when we made it to Seenigama at the end of the final leg of my walk across Sri Lanka.

Beefy's Big Sri Lanka Walk: 160 miles completed for charity... but now the hard work begins

The walk is over, but the work continues in Sri Lanka, where I have been for the past couple of weeks.

Beefy's Big Sri Lanka Walk: One leg remains on epic and emotional journey

Now I just have one more leg of my big walk in Sri Lanka to complete and it promises to be quite an emotional event.

Ian Botham's old Aussie pals can't keep up as Beefy nears end of charity Sri Lanka walk

Six down and two to go. I can hardly believe my big Sri Lanka walk is nearly over.

Ian Botham on the Ashes: I'll walk all over Sri Lanka, then watch England walk all over Australia

My toughest winter yet is almost upon me.

Ian Botham's Ashes verdict: England have matchwinners, Australia don't.. that's why we can win 5-0 Down Under

England won a moral victory at The Oval if not an actual one - and if they could have made it 4-0 it would have been nothing less than they deserved.

The final Ashes match ruined by lack of common sense despite the floodlights, writes Ian Botham

Another poor end to a fantastic match – and it is about time cricket had a common sense transplant.

Ian Botham's Ashes verdict: Don't rush to judge the England new boys

Before start of play, I was invited to present England’s two Test debutants , Chris Woakes and Simon Kerrigan, with their caps.