thanks boys for getting me out.” The two cricket legends, who faced off many times during Ashes series in the late 1980s and early 90s, have maintained a close friendship over the years. In a comment to News Corp, Botham compared himself to the ...

The incident happened last week when 68-year-old Botham went for fishing with his old mate and bunch of friends during a four-day trip

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England cricketing great Ian Botham was saved by his former Ashes rival Merv Hughes after a fall into crocodile-infested waters while on a fishing trip in northern Australia. Botham, along with Hughes and a group of friends,

Almost 150 years of cricket’s fiercest rivalry, the Ashes, has been put on hold. All it took was for one of England’s greatest players, Lord Ian Botham, to find himself in mortal danger in crocodile-infested waters.

Lord Botham, the England cricketing legend, survived falling into an Australian river infested with crocodiles and sharks after being rescued by his former Ashes rival, Merv Hughes.

On seeing the news about Ian Botham and a river full of deadly Australian predators, one felt like echoing the words of another England cricketer: “Beefy, who writes your scripts?”