Join two cricket legends as they discuss, and share stories of their Ashes experiences, on this Pre Ashes show!
Lord Ian Botham, the former England captain, was one of the most impactful all-rounders of his generation with 14 centuries and 383 wickets in a career that spanned over 15 years. Through the 1980s, he was part of a golden generation of all-rounders in world cricket. The 1981 Ashes, which England won 3-1, have since come to be known as Botham’s Ashes for his starring performances with bat and ball.
In 2007, Botham was knighted for his services to cricket and to charity.
Prolific with both bat and ball, Ian Botham was the fastest to the double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets. He broke the World Record for most Test wickets, and finished his career with 5,200 runs and 383 wickets.
One of the leading Test run scorers of all time, Alastair Cook played in 161 test matches scoring 12,472 runs. Alastair scored a century on his Test debut, made 175 catches & captained England in one of their most successful periods of English cricket; becoming the number 1 ranked test cricket team in the world.
Alastair played domestic cricket for Essex from 2003-2023. He was appointed MBE in 2011 and promoted to CBE in 2016 for services to cricket. In the 2019 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Knight Bachelor for services to cricket. Recently Alastair has moved into the world of cricket commentary with excellent knowledge of all formats of the game.
Your host for the evening: Cricket legend Geoff Miller OBE
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