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All people seem to want to talk about is the current Ashes series, and whether England are going to reverse the trend of recent series.
England have created folk heroes again and are on the rise. We have to try to keep cricket on the front, middle and back pages.
England versus Australia has captured the imagination of the public. I was talking to Sir Alex Ferguson the other day, not about the new Premiership season but the feverish exc... (more Ian Botham quotes)
As a boy supported Chelsea Football Club (London, England) and actually appeared in a game at Stamford Bridge, home of Chelsea in 1981 in a Testimonial game for long-serving player, Ron Harris. He also played professional football for Scunthorpe Utd in England.
His son, Liam, plays professional Rugby Union.
Father of Liam, Sarah and Rebecca Botham.
He was awarded Knigthhood in the 2007 Queen Elizabeth Birthday Honors List for his services to s... (more Ian Botham trivia)
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