The England great believes Andrew Flintoff should step in as skipper if Michael Vaughan fails to make the first Test against West Indies.
Legendary England all-rounder Ian Botham has been made a member of the House of Lords of the British Parliament. The 64-year-old Botham, a former captain, was among 36 new peers announced by the government to join the unelected House.
Ian Botham and Greg Chappell came together in Melbourne on Tuesday to announce celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the first-ever Test between Australia and England.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has predicted pacer James Anderson will surpass Sir Ian Botham's record to become the country's leading Test wicket-taker.
He insists England must forget who and where they are playing on Saturday and simply go out and prove again that that they are the best team in the world.
England did not have their full squad in Perth until last Sunday and will play one internal match before the first Ashes Test on November 21.
'I was nearly catch of the day for all the crocs and bull sharks.'
'I'm worried. We're going to wander in and have a little game with the 'A' team. (It will be) 'Alright mate, how are you? Good on ya' and we're going to go and perform?'
Jadeja completes 4,000 Test runs, enters elite all-round club
Captain Ben Stokes brushed off concerns about England's Ashes preparations on Wednesday, saying there was no way the squad could prepare in the same way touring teams of the past had, given the demands of the modern game.
With this the classy all-rounder has achieved a rare milestone that few legends of the game can boast of.
James Anderson joins an elite list of English cricket icons including Sir Ian Botham, Sir Geoffrey Boycott, Sir Alastair Cook, and Sir Andrew Strauss, to have been honoured with a knighthood.
Ian Botham feels that England's ultra-aggressive 'Bazball' approach under Ben Stokes has infused new life into Test cricket.
Only three England captains have secured the urn in Australia in the last 50 years, with Andrew Strauss the last in 2010/11.
Scott Boland will step up and uncapped Brendan Doggett is tipped for a high-stakes debut to try to shore up the loss of a combined 604 Test wickets of experience.
While ever more hostage to Twenty20's global carve-up, cricket will take a breath from next week to indulge its most time-honoured rivalry as Australia and England battle in the Ashes.
The former England all-rounder Ian Botham on Wednesday accused Australian opener Phillip Hughes of cheating when the later reluctantly claimed a catch while the replays clearly showed that the ball had bounced before it went into his hands.
Jadeja reduces South Africa to 93/7 in second innings, India smell big win
The other Indian bowlers who have taken 300 Test wickets or more include Anil Kumble (619), R Ashwin (524), Kapil Dev (434), Harbhajan Singh (417), Ishant Sharma (311) and Zaheer Khan (311).
Legendary all-rounder Ian Botham considers the current English team as "cricket kings of the world", and says he can foresee England displacing India from the number one spot during the four-Test series and ushering in a new era of dominance.
James Anderson became England's highest wicket-taker in Test cricket when he claimed his 384th victim in the drawn first Test against the West Indies in Antigua on Friday.
Ian Botham says it is time English cricket stopped talked about finding the new "Beefy" and started concentrating on discovering another Andrew Flintoff.
Feuding for the past 30 years, former Australia captain Ian Chappell and legendary England all-rounder Ian Botham reportedly came to blows during an angry showdown on the fourth day of the just-concluded second Ashes Test in Adelaide.
Legendary England all-rounder Ian Botham believes Shane Warne is the greatest player to have set foot on a cricket field.
English legend Ian Botham lashed out at the cricket administrators for shoving more and more Twenty20 down the fans' throat and said the slam-bang format, which is 'bastardising the game', has no place in international cricket.
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo gained immediate inspiration from pre-match advice given by England's new knight Ian Botham.
Legendary England all-rounder Sir Ian Botham called for a ban on the Pakistan team from all forms of cricket until the match-fixing charges against its players are not fully investigated.
Former England captain Mike Brearley finds a lot of "similarity" between India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and legendary all-rounder Ian Botham.
Former England all-rounder Ian Botham said England's bowlers are disappearing quicker than supplies of Stellenbosch wine, and urged them to concentrate on getting fit, rather than being involved in squat jumps.
Ian Botham urged the people to show a bit of patience as he hoped things will improve in a couple of weeks.
Botham is the latest among the illustrious bandwagon of cricketers led by current India captain Virat Kohli, the iconic Sachin Tendulkar and Australian master batsman Ricky Ponting who have spoken against the proposed change for the 2023-2031 cycle.
Former cricket legend Ian Botham has predicted that England would beat Australia in the battle for the Ashes with out-of-favour batsman Kevin Pietersen being one of the key trump cards.
Former England cricket captain Ian Botham wants to encourage children from tough urban areas to play the game by promoting a condensed form tailored for school gyms or basketball courts.
Legendary all-rounder Ian Botham predicts that after outplaying India 4-0 in the just-concluded Tests, England will also go on to win the limited-o'ers series starting with a one-off Twenty20 match on August 31.
Pace bowler James Anderson equalled an Ian Botham record when he took five wickets as England dismissed West Indies for 289 in the first innings of the first Test in Barbados on Thursday.
As England and India gear up for the final Test of the fiercely fought five-match series starting at The Oval on Thursday, a number of individuals on either side will be on the cusp of major individual milestones.
Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara and Muttiah Muralitharan are among the cricketers who will accompany Ian Botham at various points of his latest charity walk in Sri Lanka.
Sir Ian Botham was a worrying influence on Andrew Flintoff during England's Ashes tour of Australia last winter, says former England coach Duncan Fletcher in the latest extract of his autobiography.
Ian Botham has heaped praise on Indian captain Rahul Dravid, saying he was different from his fellow players good only in their own backyards.
The arrival of Virender Sehwag might have triggered hopes of an Indian revival but former England captain Ian Botham says given that the dashing opener is short of match practice, even he can't stop the hosts from clinching the ongoing series 4-0.
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