The resilience of these people is amazing. I am a great believer that the sooner we get things up and running in terms of sport in this area, the better.

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• Ian Botham:

  You will attract the younger generation and they might well prove tougher than the older generation

• Ian Botham:

  There will be no politics, no ifs and buts; if we see something and feel that work needs to be done

• Ian Botham:

  I half knew what to expect when I saw the cricket ground in the morning. It was when I started to t

• Ian Botham:

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• Ian Botham:

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• Ian Botham:

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• Ian Botham:

  Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was no longer capable of ach