If they had stuck to spray painting statues or paintings, or even Whitehall I would agree. But they didn't. They went after military hardware and by doing so potentially imperilled the nation. B… (View Post)

This is Bazball mark II. 432 runs from 101 overs so over 4 runs an over. Traditionally on days when a side has batted like this the last session can see an acceleration as the bowlers and fielders ar… (View Post)

Its quite hard to maintain your fitness under a regime of weed, booze and shagging barmaids, but I'd say Botham did his best... Those Somerset years with Viv and Joel must have been fun. (View Post)

Hmm. Its tricky comparing eras (and even Flintoff is almost a generation ago). Botham was an extraordinary player - 14 centuries at 33.54 and over 5000 runs (this is test numbers). Bowling he took 38… (View Post)

At the moment he is the best seam bowler in the team and more importantly he is the heartbeat of the team. He is currently in superb physical condition. I think his batting has fallen away somewhat (… (View Post)