Ian Botham

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Articles by Ian Botham

Botham: Bob was like a big brother to me

England's Stuart Broad (left) celebrates with Ben Stokes after taking the wicket of Heino Kuhn

Botham: 'England 80% there'

Botham: England should look to youth

Jason Roy must play in the Ashes, says Sir Ian Botham

Botham: Disgrace if Roy doesn't play Ashes

Moeen Ali has picked up five five-wicket hauls in his England career so far

'Perfect pitch for Moeen and Rashid'

Ishant Sharma continued to trouble England's left-handers at Trent Bridge

Botham: India better in all areas

Andrew 'Beef' Johnston and Sir Ian 'Beefy' Botham will travel to 18 different golf courses in one day

WATCH: Beef in stitches at Beefy blunder

Stuart Broad has moved up to joint 11th in the all-time Test wicket-takers list

'Broad and Anderson deliver again'

Botham: Aus players to feel fans' wrath

Ben Stokes will remain as England's vice-captain for the Ashes series

Botham: Stokes needs a 'bat-cave'

Durham chairman Sir Ian Botham says they have lost out after Paul Coughlin opted to join Notts

Botham: System has to change

Sir Ian Botham says Mark Stoneman, who hit his maiden Test fifty at Headingley, has done enough to make England's Ashes squad

Beefy: Experience key for Ashes

Shai Hope roars with delight after sealing Windies' first Test win in England in 17 years

'Cricket needs vibrant Windies'

Ian Botham congratulates Stuart Broad on surpassing his own Test wicket tally

Botham backs Broad to power on

Adil Rashid has taken 38 wickets in his 10 Tests

Beefy urges Rashid recall

England's Moeen Ali celebrates dismissing South Africa's Theunis de Bruyn

Botham: Mo show his best yet

England's Ben Stokes hits out on his way to 101 against South Africa

Botham: Maturing Stokes superb

Botham believes Joe Root fits the England captaincy role perfectly

Botham: Root will relish captaincy

Cook could beat Sachin Tendulkar's record of Test runs, says Botham

Beefy: Cook can catch Sachin

England skipper Eoin Morgan joins the celebration as England claim a wicket in a recent clash with Australia.

Botham: England can win it