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At the height of his powers, England allrounder Ian Botham could make the world stop to watch the Botham Show. When Mirror met him at the Optus Stadium at the end of Day One's play, he was on crutches, recovering from a spine operation. He was waiting for his driver to take him to the airport for a flight back to Manchester.
But that minor discomfort didn't stop him from keeping a keen eye on the game. The former England captain and Ashes winner said the Indian bowlers erred in their lines early in the morning but have made...