Ian Botham

Ian Botham has welcome Adil Rashid's Test recall, calling him the best spinner in England

No player aroused feelings of envy and inadequacy in his team-mates the way Ian Botham did

Given their imperfect preparation, England are probably just about as well-placed as they could be going into the series

Lots of cricketers have got in trouble for various off-field issues. Here's a colourful selection

Sir Ian Botham has reiterated his call for counties to be compensated for the loss of home-grown talent, warning that the ongoing drain of senior players from Durham could have a devastating long-term impact

Ian Botham is "100% wrong" if he believes Paul Coughlin was lured to Nottinghamshire by promises of England selection, according to Andrew Strauss

Sir Ian Botham called for the ECB to give greater rewards to counties to offer greater rewards to counties producing first-class players through their academy system after Paul Coughlin rejected Durham's offer

It wasn't the most memorable haul Stuart Broad will ever take, but he called the three wickets he bagged to pass Ian Botham's tally as "really special"

Can a Pakistani hold anything but outright hate for Sir Ian?

An Englishman, a prize, and cricket's fascination with the fastest hundred

After over two decades of being clueless about one-day cricket, England are finally owning the format

The typescript pages of his newly discovered diaries from 1986 provide an intimate window into the man's thoughts and reflections

An appreciation of captains' innovative declarations, bowlers' bold tactics, and batting feats that no one expected

Ian Botham has been unveiled as the new chairman of Durham, a beleaguered county that can only benefit from his roistering attitude to public life

When a part-time club spinner bowled long hops to the two biffers to see how far they could hit it

Thirty-five years ago at Headingley, Bob Willis bowled England to an incredible Ashes win - the culmination of a golden five-year period for him

Ian Botham has hailed Ben Stokes' "enormous potential" and suggested he may be a better player than he was at the same age

Some soar over it, some walk it, some fall cruelly short. A brief history