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NASSER HUSSAIN: For all the good things that this England team has achieved in attracting viewers, they currently rank second in the World Test Championship table, and to me, the most important currency is still stands second place, and I suspect the results are still second in second place. All sports teams are judged on their records at the end of the season. How they end up at the end of a season or a series. How many runs you scored in cricket, as well as the wickets you took. Yes, you will eventually hear people discussing the game's style, and rightfully so, and Shane Warne, Ian Botham, and Brian Lara are among the people in the discussion.

The ECB has been chastised by the author of an anti-racism book for failing to have the "moral backbone" to exclude Lord Botham, who described its contents as "nonsense." The former England all-rounder, now chairman of Durham, said last year that he was not asked to contribute to the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket [ICEC], who issued a 300-page report last June that found cricket to be plagued with bigotry, misogyny, and class discrimination in cricket. On Tuesday, when speaking to MPs on the Culture, Media, and Sport select committee, Cindi Butts expressed 'disappointment' with the ECB for not denying Botham's statements, which she went on to explicitly deny by announcing that he had been asked to testify.

Ben Stokes made his 76th appearance on Test caps on Thursday, making him the 76th player to reach 100 Test caps, but only a select few names on this list of greats have had such an effect on cricket. Mail Sport asked five members of the Hundred Club what makes the England captain so special: 8,231 runs during a Test career from 1978-1992

IAN HERBERT: My youngest, who lives near Alexandra Palace, has been watching the walker pints of lager pass by his place for several days now, wearing the human traffic cones, men dressed as bananas, condiments, and Flintstones. The Professional Darts Corporation's world championships are obviously transforming Ally Pally into a destination where Oompa Loompas, nuns, and bottles of tomato ketchup are all sing "Stand up if you love the darts." A place where it is always 11.30 p.m. on a Friday night,' The Economist put it.' The purists will certainly be dissatisfied with ale's manufacturing levels and the consequent shift to new social norms. (Though there was an acknowledgement six years ago that the event's so-called 'walk-on girls' were not 'compatible with family viewing', the cheerleaders maintain.)

XCLUSIVE: Stuart Broad (left) is hoping to beat Australia in a series of highs today after deciding that this final Ashes Test would be his last test of his career. Broad, 37, will retire at the end of the match after a 17-year career that has seen him become England's second most prolific Test bowler overall, as well as close friend and new ball partner Jimmy Anderson, and the No. one when it comes to Ashes wickets. After deciding to quit playing while still at the top of his game rather than continuing to tour India in early 2024, he will now join Sky Sports' commentary staff with immediate effect. Mitchell Starc of Australia has more than 20 wickets against Broad, his fifth Test player to reach the 600 mark and the first Englishman to take 150 against Australia, defeating Ian Botham's record of 148. Broad decided the time was right at the end of the second day's play of a game at the Kia Oval that Ben Stokes' team must win to secure a 2-2 draw, according to Mail Sport.

SHUBI ARUN: All attention is now on Old Trafford. The Ashes are heading to Manchester, with the Ashes comfortably positioned at 2-1 in Australia's favour. England may have won a significant match at Headingley thanks to Mark Wood's contribution and Chris Woakes, but nothing less than a repeat appearance will do as the hosts land at Old Trafford. The weather forecast is far from promising, leading to rumors that Ben Stokes will have something special planned and that his team will win by rain in their fourth Test.

PAUL NEWMAN: It had to be Headingley. As the stage for what has become a do-or-die third Ashes Test, it had to be both the English ground of miracles and the most raucous crowd in cricket. Where better than Leeds and the Western Terrace for a showdown that quickly followed on from last Sunday's surreal Sunday at Lord's, which has left this series in such a tumultuous vein that even both prime ministers have joined the war of words. The bottom line is that Australia is two up and England needs another miracle, beginning with Ian Botham, Bob Willis, and Ben Stokes, if they are to do what only Don Bradman's side has done and come from two behind to win an Ashes series.

Botham, an actor, has joined the movement to release Jason Moore, bottom right, who was found guilty of the murder of 44-year-old Robert Darby, top right, outside the Valentine pub in east London in summer 2005. Members of Mr Darby's family have joined Moore's family to campaign for his freedom. Ian Botham's support, according to Moore's sister Kirstie, left, was a major boost.

One of the most controversial feuds in cricket history is Ian Chappell and Ian Botham, and Michael Clarke (right) has slammed their out-of-control 'egos.' The fierce Ashes rivalry (left) that only seems to get more ferocious as time progresses, although it was mainly born off the cricket field, in a documentary appropriately titled 'The Longest Feud'. Clarke did not like what he saw, slamming his colleagues' egos, saying that life is too short for their bitter rivalry.

Ian Chappell (pictured right) and Ian Botham (pictured left) have been chastised in cricket circles for one another 45 years - and viewers on Channel Nine's Tuesday night saw it first hand. The Longest Feud was broadcast on Channel 9, and you might have shavened the tension with a knife when it came to Australia and England's respective ex-skippers.

LAWRENCE BOOTH: The Ashes begins on Friday, with England and Australia likely to meet again in one of cricket's most popular rivalries. Both Ben Stokes and Pat Cummins will lead their teams into battle with the intent of not only winning, but also making their respective countries proud and putting on a show for all to enjoy. Lawrence Booth of Mail Sport takes a trip down memory lane in selecting his 10 best Ashes Tests ever.

BOOTH LINE: When England basked in a dramatic victory over Pakistan in the first Test, Ben Stokes laid out his hopes and aspirations at Rawalpindi in December. His team had just won with minutes to spare after scoring 556 for four from 75 overs on the first day, then challenged Pakistan to 343 in four sessions, a dangerous target on a merciless pitch. It was a win for the ages, a subversion of what seemed to be possible. 'That's how Test cricket should be played, always considering the entertainment component of the game,' Stokes said, because Test cricket is something that needs to be looked after. We don't want Test cricket to fall off the face of the earth.' It needs to remain around, and we'll do everything we can as a team to keep it alive.'

TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: England continued in a good shape on day two at Lord's on a high-scoring day in north London, with the loss of just four wickets on a high-scoring day. The bulk of those runs were from Ollie Pope, who recorded the second fastest double-century by an English batter, second only to captain Ben Stokes, and Ben Duckett who scored 182. Josh Tongue came into the attack at first change and for England, taking three wickets for England.

Allan Border (pictured left) wishes Australia to have a stronger edge on the field, particularly Steve Smith (pictured right) ahead of his Ashes series against England, which starts on June 16. On the 1989 tour of the United Kingdom, former Australian captain Border was known for his ruthless nature and blanked the England players.

Exclusive INTERVIEW BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: Mike Brearley pauses as he considers Ben Stokes' Test team's transition. 'I'm astonished' that it could happen so quickly and quickly,' he says. "I'm full of admiration for him," the singer says. Brearley is 81, a number that seems to have followed him around: 1981 was the summer he changed Ian Botham as England captain after two Tests against Australia, with findings that have reverberate today. Stokes is doing the miracles now, as appetites are whetted for the new Ashes chapter, with Brearley as a devoted observer. Can England beat Australia this summer? 'Well, I hope so,' the guy says. They might be able to do well.' In the short run as long as there is one, there's a lot of luck in these things. If luck is anything, 1981 was the most fortunate of all. That's just a fact of life.' The modesty isn't fake, as you can see.

It's been thrilling to see England's behavior over the past 12 months as a Test-cricket fan, and it's likely to see them clash against an Australian assault who will be keen for their revenge. We're hearing that England needs grass cut off pitches in order to promote ferocious batting, but I'm curious if this particular tactic helps Australia's hands a bit more. Australian bowlers are certainly more suited to bowling on those types of surfaces than English bowlers, whose strength is rooted in their own weather, especially when playing with the Dukes.

Dane van Niekerk, the cricket legend, has taken a scathing shot at Cricket South Africa (CSA), saying she'didn't eat' and was 'killing herself for six weeks' in order to cap the country's home World Cup. Since being controversially barred from the T20 World Cup in February, the 29-year-old all-rounder, who has a stellar resume on international stage and has gained titles in the WBBL and the United Kingdom, was effectively forced into retirement. She has argued that CSA ignored her medical problems and that her dismissal was motivated by her personal qualities, not by on-field results.

Only a few days remain before the equine superstars from both directions of the Irish Sea face each other at the Cheltenham Festival. There is no doubt that the balance of power has remained unchanged in recent years, a theory that has come into sharper focus in 2021, as 23 of the 28 races went to Ireland. Marcus Townend brought together Peter Scudamore, the eight-time champion, and history-making female rider Lizzie Kelly, who competed in 38 Cheltenham Festival events, to find out who would make the Festival headlines.

On the job, in a hotel bar, as well as in commentary boxes and a parking lot. Ian Chappell and Sir Ian Botham's feud has raged for almost five decades, with no signs of ending. That, however, could be about to change with the two adamant rivals portrayed in a new documentary that will explore their rivalry. Jam TV, a sports documentary film maker who has worked with A-League, AFLW, and the A-League, is scheduled to be released this winter to coincide with Australia's Ashes tour in England.

Administrators at EY selected Recharge Industries as the preferred bidder to purchase the car battery company, weeks after its demise. The agreement, which was backed by Lord Botham (pictured) in his capacity as a UK-Australia trade envoy, has revived optimism that the £3.8 billion gigafactory Britishvolt's proposal to build near Blyth in Northumberland will go forward.

Recharge was chosen as the preferred bidder to take over the majority of the company, which went bankrupt last month after failing to drum up enough money to keep it afloat. EY's administrators received "multiple bids" and "numerous bids, but they had to choose Recharge, though not exactly how much Britishvolt will be sold for.

Botham, the former England captain and 67, is 'proactively supporting' Recharge Industries by serving as the UK-Australia trade envoy. After struggling to drum up enough cash to remain afloat, the Britishvolt collapsed this month. Despite being valued at £700 million, the unit is expected to attract bids of less than £10 million.

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On day four of Pakistan's tumultuous final innings hunt, England's bowlers held their nerve, winning by 26 runs and a stunning series victory. Ben Stokes, who showed excellent leadership in handing Mark Wood the ball before lunch, watched Pakistan's middle and lower order defeat his eighth Test victory in nine matches since being captain. David 'Bumble' Lloyd of Sportmail selects his talking points from day four.