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Botham's Ashes 1981
Tue, August 27 2019
Ian Botham to Ben Stokes: ‘Your life will never be the same’
Stokes scored a thrilling 135* to drag England to their highest successful run chase of 359.
Mon, August 26 2019
Ashes 2019: Bob Willis rates Ben Stokes’ Headingley heist as greater than Ian Botham’s 1981 heroics
For Ian Botham in 1981 and Andrew Flintoff in 2005, add Ben Stokes 2019 to Ashes folklore.
Sat, July 28 2018
Anderson and Broad should be there for Ashes 2019, feels Ian Botham
Anderson and Broad have together taken around 950 wickets for England. Botham feels they should be in the reckoning for next year's Ashes as they enjoy bowling against Australia
Sat, September 05 2015
Ashes 1981: Powered by Ian Botham, England clinch magical series
September 1, 1981. End of a magical series with a rather subdued final day at The Oval. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the final Test match of the magnificent 1981 Ashes which saw Mike Brearley and Allan Knott play for England for the last time in their careers.