'I felt sorry for him': Botham's shock Ashes admission

’I felt sorry for him’: Botham’s shock Ashes admission
40 years since Ian Botham almost single-handedly snatch Ashes victory from the jaws of defeat, he offers surprising sympathy for a beaten foe.
Cricket
by Robert Craddock
10th Jun 2021 6:45 AM
ON the 40th anniversary of the summer he ransacked Australian cricket, Ian Botham has revealed he felt sorry for the Australian cricket captain caught in the crossfire.
The English cricket legend has appeared on
Fox Cricket's Road To The Ashes podcast to celebrate his stunning deeds in the 1981 Ashes.
 
 
Botham's journey in that series was the most extreme of any player in Ashes series when he stood down as captain after lodging a pair at Lord's but rebounded with one of the most stunning form spikes the game has seen as England recovered from being 1-0 down after two Tests to win the series 3-1.

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