Sir Ian Botham

England cricket great Sir Ian Botham has dismissed talk of "burnout" by members of the current squad as so much hot air and advised them instead to concentrate their fire on South Africa. Botham believes the likes of all-rounder Stuart Broad don't have much of a case when complaining about their workload given current England regulars play hardly any other cricket compared to the county matches in which players of 'Beefy's' generation took part in alongside their international duties. England are now in South Africa where they play two Twenty20s, five one-day internationals and four Tests, in addition to warm-up games. The New Year ... Read Full Story

England cricket great Sir Ian Botham has dismissed talk of "burnout" by members of the current squad as so much hot air and advised them instead to concentrate their fire on South Africa. Botham believes the likes of all-rounder Stuart Broad don't have much of a case when complaining about their workload given current England regulars play hardly any other cricket compared to the county matches in which players of 'Beefy's' generation took part in alongside their international duties. England are now in South Africa where they play two Twenty20s, five one-day internationals and four Tests, in addition to warm-up games. The New Year ... Read Full Story

England cricket great Sir Ian Botham unveiled plans for his latest charity walk on Tuesday, saying he would not stop until childhood leukaemia had ceased totally to be a fatal condition. Former all-rounder Botham's 13th charity walk will start in April next year and take him on a 10-town tour of England. 'Beefy's Great Forget Me Not Walk' will also mark the 25th anniversary of his first trek in aid of leukaemia research. "My walk in 2010 will be extra special for me," Botham said on Tuesday. "I never forget why I put myself through the pain and blisters. I won't stop until we ... Read Full Story

England cricket great Sir Ian Botham has dismissed talk: Today’ cricket has taken many variations and each person has its own choice and according to that they like to watch the series. Some of them added that now the game is becoming just a way to earn income and for this even the game administrator helped a lot. They made different formats of the game and indirectly become harshly on the format. They even themselves don’t know this. One of the great stars of cricket Sir Ian Botham was very angry and said this is not going to be good with the game. He ... Read Full Story

Sir Ian Botham has branded Sir Allen Stanford "the new Kerry Packer" after pumping at least £75million into West Indian and English cricket. Botham without doubt lost his self-control at the sight of the 20 million dollars and presently must be ruing the day he said it. Hat Tip: Cricket365 Image from Telegraph   In the Name of Cricket Cricket News Online Live Com Read Full Story