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This is Up Front with Simon Jordan. A show brought to you by William Hill that pulls no punches and tells it EXACTLY like it is. Sir Ian Botham is one of the greatest all rounders in the history of cricket. A prodigious talent who created as many headlines off the pitch as he did on it. Ian joins the show to discuss his colourful career whilst giving the inside scoop on this year’s highly competitive Ashes test series.
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0:00 Intro
1:00 Podcast begins
1:55 What made Ian Botham an irrepressible force?
6:00 Viv Richards & Somerset
8:30 The most important thing about playing cricket
10:10 Test debut
13:05 Becoming an all-rounder
15:15 Being England captain aged 24
19:50 Was Botham a leader?
21:00 Kevin Pietersen
23:22 Leaving Sky's commentary team
27:15 Ben Stokes
30:18 The problem with 'Bazball'
32:30 Jonny Bairstow
36:50 What's going through players' minds?
38:10 Is there still a rivalry between England and Australia?
41:35 There's too much white ball cricket
43:15 Did Botham hate the Aussies?
44:05 Ian Chappell
46:00 Is cricket institutionally racist?
54:45 How does Botham want to be remembered?
"Cricket is NOT racist, misogynistic or elitist!" 🏏 Sir Ian Botham | Up Front