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Changing line, changing angle on the crease, going around the wicket, slower balls, quicker balls, unusual fielding positions, changing the bowling, winding up your opponent or even winding up the bowler (Mike Brearley famously used to call Ian Botham a medium pacer which made him bowl faster than ever).
Cricket coaching, fitness and nutrition - Harrowdrive.com 2009
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This Week In History recalls Ian Botham's Test swansong, Australia and South Africa's epic 1999 World Cup semi-final among other things ...
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This Week In History recalls Ian Botham's Test swansong, Australia and South Africa's epic 1999 World Cup semi-final among other things ...
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This Week In History recalls Ian Botham's Test swansong, Australia and South Africa's epic 1999 World Cup semi-final among other things ...
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This Week In History recalls Ian Botham's Test swansong, Australia and South Africa's epic 1999 World Cup semi-final among other things ...
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"Ray Wilkins - the only man alive less likeable than Ian Botham," wails Jonny Ekford bizarrely.
Norwich City v Tottenham Hotspur – as it happened | Paul Doyle 2011
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It led to Ian Botham's unimprovable, if possibly apocryphal, quip: Remember, mate, you've already died once on the cricket field.
Mohinder Amarnath's bravery for India was a lesson for the cricket world | Rob Bagchi 2011
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It is 31 years now since Ian Botham produced what was then, and remains the most remarkable all-round performance in a history of Test cricket that will extend to 2,000 matches when England play India at Lord's in a few weeks time.
Cricketers today cannot afford to ape hard-living Ian Botham | Mike Selvey 2011
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There, a week after the funeral, on Christmas Day morning Ian Botham, who had a cottage on the island, cracked open a bottle of John's favourite Beaujolais at the graveside and – one true great all-rounder to another – raised a fond toast to his memory … from all cricket and beyond.
The day I was bowled over by John Arlott's soupy-thick vowels | Frank Keating 2011
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Ian Botham opened a bottle of John Arlott's favourite wine at Arlott's graveside in Alderney.
The day I was bowled over by John Arlott's soupy-thick vowels | Frank Keating 2011
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