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  1. The summer of '81 saw cricketer, Ian Botham, set the Ashes alight at Headingley when he played one of the most memorable innings of modern times.

  2. Then began the most famous few weeks in English cricket history when Botham (under Mike Brearley's captaincy) led England to an astonishing Ashes victory with three performances - two with bat...

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    • December 24, 1955
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    • Episode One - 1981

    England dominated Australia in the 80s with Sir Ian Botham to the fore.

    In Ashes in the 80s, we bring you the inside stories on the great Ashes tussles of the decade from the players right in the thick of the action.

    With no live cricket at present due to the coronavirus, we are looking back on the show which first aired during the 2019 summer, and we begin with 1981 aka Botham's Ashes as England emerged 3-1 victors.

    Watch in the video at the top of the page.

    Sky Sports' Charles Colvile looks back on the 1981 Ashes, which produced one of England's greatest sporting legends who would haunt Australia for years to come - but it wasn't all one-way traffic.

    England lost the first Test under captain Botham, who admits he struggled with the idea of having to motivate players to perform for their country.

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ian_BothamIan Botham - Wikipedia

    Ian Terence Botham, Baron Botham, OBE (born 24 November 1955) is an English cricket commentator, member of the House of Lords, a former cricketer who has been chairman of Durham County Cricket Club since 2017 and charity fundraiser.

  4. Aug 12, 2021 · To mark 40 years since the 1981 Ashes, one of the greatest Test series ever played, Lord Ian Botham, who bestrode the encounter with bat and ball, dove deep into his reminiscences of the...

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  5. Aug 17, 2023 · Watch: At Old Trafford in 1981, Ian Botham set a new Ashes record for most sixes in an innings to help England seal the series against Australia. We know the story. One-down after two Test matches, England sacked an underperforming Ian Botham mid-series and replaced him with Mike Brearley.

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  7. Jul 20, 2015 · The heroics of Ian Botham in the Ashes summer of 1981 have gone down in cricket folklore. What tends to be forgotten is that the summer started terribly for him. In the first two Tests, his...