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Ashes Quote by Ian Botham

“All people seem to want to talk about is the current Ashes series, and whether England are going to reverse the trend of recent series.” quote by Ian Botham — Download Open image

“All people seem to want to talk about is the current Ashes series, and whether England are going to reverse the trend of recent series.”

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Winston Churchill would be great to have around the table.

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You wouldn't see those sorts of decisions given in village cricket, let alone Test cricket. The England players have my sympathy.

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Pakistan is the sort of place every man should send his mother-in-law, for a month, with all expenses paid.

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Cricket is full of theorists who can ruin your game in no time.

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You will attract the younger generation and they might well prove tougher than the older generation. What we are trying to do is to…

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I don't ask my wife to face Michael Holding, so there's no reason why I should be changing nappies

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