Lord Ian Botham claims England’s Ashes warm-up schedule “borders on arrogance” and worries they will head into the series underprepared. Botham, who was part of two victorious tours of Australia in ...

England have a dismal record in The Ashes in Australia having not won a Test there since their last series triumph in 2011; Lord Ian Botham has raised concerns about the lack of time England will have ...

After arriving in Australia, captain Ben Stokes and his team will play only a single three-day warm-up against the England Lions, essentially England A, at Lilac Hill before the first Test in Perth on ...

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Cricket legend Lord Ian Botham has blasted England's minimal Ashes preparation as “arrogant”, warning the team faces disaster with just one practice match planned. After arriving in Australia, captain ...