The Botham Report, Ian Botham (Ex Lib)
Condition: WELL READ (Ex Library Copy)
Edition/Year: 1997
Publisher: Harper Collins
Pages: 288
Format: Hardback
Ian Botham thrilled crowds all over the world with his magnificent exploits during nearly two decades at the top of international cricket. Since his retirement from the first class game in 1993, he has watched England lurch from bad to worse, a decline that culminated in a disastrous 1995 World Cup campaign, a home series defeat by Pakistan in 1996, followed by another lost Ashes campaign in 1997.
What was wrong with English cricket? In The Botham Report , the great all rounder comes up with some typically forthright answers. He confronts what he regards as one of the biggest scandals in international sport, the enslavement of professional cricketers to their country clubs and the English Cricket Board. He also points the finger at the men he believes must take the blame for England's low standing in international cricket.