"Cricket is NOT racist, misogynistic or elitist!" 🏏 Sir Ian Botham | Up Front

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  • @Charlieandersali
    @Charlieandersali Рік тому +173

    Test match cricket is extraordinary. When someone says ‘I can’t believe you enjoy a sport that’s so complicated, long and boring’ - makes me smile because that person will never understand.

    • @tekkn_579
      @tekkn_579 Рік тому +2

      What makes it complicated?

    • @lodersdriving
      @lodersdriving Рік тому +7

      Agree - I don't watch cricket often, but it's only ever been test match cricket that has got me enthralled by it.

    • @skrrttz
      @skrrttz Рік тому +3

      ​@@tekkn_579alot. There's a t20 tourny in the USA at the moment and they haven't got a clue on certain details of rules.

    • @Muggy9
      @Muggy9 Рік тому +4

      @@tekkn_579try explaining the sport to a foreigner or someone who hasn't grown up watching it. You will soon realise the complexities of it

    • @kevyarham
      @kevyarham Рік тому +5

      It's the ultimate test for a cricketer and I hope it's not forgotten amongst the white ball game.

  • @jimelements7472
    @jimelements7472 Рік тому +202

    People need to understand that this bloke is one of the greatest sportsmen this country has ever produced.

    • @stevenp2309
      @stevenp2309 Рік тому +9

      Will their lives be changed if they don't?😊

    • @grrr.9998
      @grrr.9998 Рік тому +8

      Doesn't he sell OAP foot spa's on TV?

    • @jimelements7472
      @jimelements7472 Рік тому +5

      @@grrr.9998 A mans got to eat!

    • @iangascoigne8231
      @iangascoigne8231 Рік тому +28

      What’s that got to do with anything? It doesn’t make him immune from spouting shite.

    • @KevinSheedy10
      @KevinSheedy10 Рік тому +23

      He is but he’s never been the sharpest tool in the box. I think more weight should be given to a detailed report based on actual evidence from various sources rather the anecdotal opinions of a white middle aged man who was an elite player.

  • @jimmyodriscoll9273
    @jimmyodriscoll9273 Рік тому +92

    This guy has done a lot not just for cricket but for all the charities he's worked with. More than a legend to me Sir Botham...🏏😉 if anyone deserves to be a Sir this man does...100%

    • @markhiggins8315
      @markhiggins8315 Рік тому +4

      He's actually Lord Ian Botham

    • @markhiggins8315
      @markhiggins8315 Рік тому +1

      To be fair he's actually still referred to as Sir Ian

    • @jimmyodriscoll9273
      @jimmyodriscoll9273 Рік тому +2

      @@markhiggins8315 what is Mr Botham (sir or Lord ) or both..😉 he's "beefy" to me..😃

    • @markhiggins8315
      @markhiggins8315 Рік тому +2

      @@jimmyodriscoll9273 Beefy it is then, fair enough. To be honest I don't actually go in for titles or royalty come to that I'm just a bit of a pedant at times. He was hell of a cricketer I followed his career from when I saw him play his first test at Trent Bridge back in 1977.
      That is probably one of my favourite tests of all time. Boycott making his comeback with a century and England's win made possible by Knotty who was my personal cricketing hero as a kid. Without APE Knott Boycott's comeback would have been very, very different. England were around 80 for 5 when Knotty came in to bat and Boycott, although still there was a mess. He'd run out local hero Derek Randall and was a very unconvincing 20 odd not out and couldn't get the ball off the square. Knott came in and almost immediately started to take the Aussies apart. Knott and Boycott put on over 200, Knott scored 135 and Boycott got I think about 107(?) and England went on to win the match. Beefy famously got his first 5 for in his very first test. What a match.
      Excuse my long response and I hope I didn't bore you too much.

    • @jimmyodriscoll9273
      @jimmyodriscoll9273 Рік тому +1

      @@markhiggins8315 nice enjoyed that mate... 😉 that sounds like good memories👍 correct me if I'm wrong the "Great" Bob Willis got 5/wickets to. I've got that match on DVD or tape somewhere.

  • @garethlewis1006
    @garethlewis1006 Рік тому +44

    I lived in Australia for a while in the early 90's, saw him play in the world cup in 92 out there. I got to know a lot of Aussies, they all loved Botham, still gave him lots of banter, but he took it, they related to his personality and way he played the game, and the Australian fans would walk away from the bars to watch him. Very few players could make them do that! 🙂 I saw it for myself at the SCG. Legend.

    • @chriskolovos6143
      @chriskolovos6143 7 місяців тому

      That era there were some great cricketer's. Ian Botham was one of them

    • @qre268Zrtb
      @qre268Zrtb Місяць тому

      I agree, IB was a great player and competitor. And I rate Botham higher as a person than Ian chappell.

  • @Tonyclifton-q4f
    @Tonyclifton-q4f Рік тому +75

    As a teenager at The Mcg i still remember the enormous roar this legend would get each and every time he came out ,Australians just adored Botham ,he was English no doubt but i wished so hard that he was an Aussie ,he was not a toffee nosed stuck up pretentious blow hard ,he was just fantastic ,what a guest 10/10 AAA top Shelf

    • @nickkray5938
      @nickkray5938 Рік тому +1

      Thats a shame because he hates convicts

    • @lonestar6709
      @lonestar6709 Рік тому +5

      @@nickkray5938 He doesn't. It's just Ian Chappell. One of Botham's best mates, is Aussie legend, David Boon.
      Botham actually stated that the Aussies made him a better player, and for that, he's always held Australians in a high regard.
      It's just a shame, that Chappell and Botham can't let their beef go.

    • @kevyarham
      @kevyarham Рік тому +2

      Beefy mentions in his book about having the Aussie side over for bbqs when they were over here for the Ashes..Allan Border changed all that when he became captain.

    • @Tonyclifton-q4f
      @Tonyclifton-q4f Рік тому +9

      @@nickkray5938 haha we aint been convicts for a spell mate ,your man was a champion,you should be building statues for him not blocking traffic like a bunch of halfwits

    • @nickkray5938
      @nickkray5938 Рік тому

      @@Tonyclifton-q4f
      Isn't asstralia a communist cuntry now?

  • @thiefoftomorrow
    @thiefoftomorrow Рік тому +19

    Nasser Hussain is the best commentator going around… Simon is well off if he thinks otherwise

  • @matthewsmith6051
    @matthewsmith6051 Рік тому +39

    Incredible insight from Botham. He sensed England would turn the corner and the first two days of the currrent third Test exemplifies that. They're perfectly placed to level the series and push on. What an Ashes we're being treated to. One thing I'll say about the Aussies, they recognise exceptional cricket - to a man they all shook Zak Crawley's hand today, which shows class and respect. Game on.

    • @frogwood1713
      @frogwood1713 Рік тому +3

      Unlike what's that rubbish bowler England have that swore khawaja off on 150

  • @kevinhasnip6170
    @kevinhasnip6170 Рік тому +54

    Sir ian was one of my first sporting heroes what a great podcast

  • @since-jx1ix
    @since-jx1ix Рік тому +36

    One of the greatest sportsman of any era, and add in his charitable work for decades and you've one of the worlds greatest humans as well.

  • @chrischadwick3079
    @chrischadwick3079 Рік тому +6

    This is the first time I've agreed 95% with anyone,well spoken Ian.

  • @rjt4020
    @rjt4020 Рік тому +13

    Absolutely idolised this man for most of my life. True Legend. Great interview. Many thanks.

  • @alanm1894
    @alanm1894 Рік тому +39

    An absolute legend. Ian has done so much, achieved so much, given so much to charities.

    • @iangascoigne8231
      @iangascoigne8231 Рік тому

      Yes he has, but why did he have to do that? Because the political party he supports, and is now part of the government continually runs the health service down.

    • @TheVanillatech
      @TheVanillatech Рік тому +2

      Sold a lot of shredded wheat too!

  • @oehasan
    @oehasan Рік тому +10

    Any chance you could interview Daley Thompson next? Another great from that era.

  • @66meikou
    @66meikou Рік тому +4

    Excellent interview with Sir Ian.
    I never played much cricket, but during a England V Australia test series in 84 or 85, my Grandad and I were playing cricket in my Uncle's pub rear garden. As I was on the chunky side, some punter going into the pub said "Okay Beefy, show us what you've got". My Grandad bowled me a googlie and I smacked it over the fence. The punter went into the pub giving me a thumbs up and made my day.
    That was a great test series as well.

    • @66meikou
      @66meikou Рік тому

      @@paulhiggins6024 Cheers mate!

  • @ianmiller5890
    @ianmiller5890 Рік тому +8

    Brilliant interview, Ian botham great cricketer, fantastic man who lived and is living his life to max. Many interesting and wise words spoken. Enjoyed

  • @patricknotley6183
    @patricknotley6183 Рік тому +32

    Great interview.....Sir Ian Botham is a legend for his career in cricket. And his incredible charity work, raising millions for Leukaemia research.

    • @powerbuilder978
      @powerbuilder978 Рік тому +1

      Did almost asmuch as Jimmy Saville did for charity.

    • @jasonmusicka8271
      @jasonmusicka8271 Рік тому

      ​@@powerbuilder978guy raises millions and millions and you want to compare him to Saville. Stay classy 👌

    • @powerbuilder978
      @powerbuilder978 Рік тому

      @@jasonmusicka8271 Saville raised a billion

  • @davidpeters3857
    @davidpeters3857 Рік тому +8

    Ian,Viv and Brian Close all absolute legends…..brilliant interview…….❤ Beefy

  • @ChrisWood-t3l
    @ChrisWood-t3l Рік тому +3

    Growing up Ian was my total hero. They say you shouldn't meet your heroes but Ian is the exception.

  • @jackshaw1588
    @jackshaw1588 Рік тому +29

    Will never forget the work he did for Durham County Cricket - he's one of the reason why it still exists.

  • @jamespark1854
    @jamespark1854 Рік тому +2

    Fantastic interview featuring two very good men. The hour went very quickly. A lot of sense and honesty spoken.

  • @americathisweek.6077
    @americathisweek.6077 Рік тому +18

    This was the best episode of the show. Ian is a legend. Greatest cricketer England ever produced.

  • @snookerstones
    @snookerstones Рік тому +14

    From my experience which is local/village cricket, cricket is the most diverse sport in the country.

    • @snookerstones
      @snookerstones Рік тому +2

      @@sids61 that’s just not true, no doubt more opportunities to the privilege like in every thing in life.

    • @snookerstones
      @snookerstones Рік тому +1

      @@sids61 nah tennis is the worse for that, plenty have made it through being working class in cricket.

    • @snookerstones
      @snookerstones Рік тому

      @@sids61 yeh no doubt it benefits the privilege but that’s just life unfortunately.

    • @Ryro-os2cg
      @Ryro-os2cg Рік тому

      ​@@snookerstonesCoward 🙄

    • @snookerstones
      @snookerstones Рік тому

      @@Ryro-os2cg nonce

  • @PuffaThePostie
    @PuffaThePostie Рік тому +18

    Always will be my all time favourite sportsman Can you imagine playing in the current team Not just his talent his personality and presence etc

  • @paulhank7967
    @paulhank7967 Рік тому +6

    I remember seeing Botham playing for Somerset at Trent Bridge in the late 70s. He smashed 160 odd with tremendous power. I thought he'll play for England. Then i saw him make his debut for England at Trent Bridge v Australia in jubillee year. He got 5 wickets. The rest is a glorious and unforgettable history.

    • @clivenewman4810
      @clivenewman4810 Рік тому +3

      And getting Greg Chappell as your first wicket, that's tasty.

  • @anshumanmahanty6044
    @anshumanmahanty6044 Рік тому +5

    Inherent self-belief. Confidence. Infectious presence. Towering personality. Easy to love, easy to hate Ian Botham.

  • @shazmah786
    @shazmah786 11 місяців тому +1

    Frances Edmonds (Phil Edmonds' ex-wife) wrote a couple of books on England tours of the mid-80's.
    She said, of Botham.
    "Always be wary of someone whose weight in kilos is higher than their IQ".
    Honestly, not bad advice.

  • @moses5161
    @moses5161 Рік тому +3

    Age 10 in 1981 Ian Botham changed my life after the Ashes!!

  • @butzee
    @butzee Рік тому +2

    Was 13 when he made his test debut and have loved everything he's done ever since! England's GOAT!!

  • @keepitbluezola
    @keepitbluezola Рік тому +9

    Could listen to sir beefy all day. Really enjoyed the podcast, great questions throughout.

  • @granvillebaveystock5362
    @granvillebaveystock5362 Рік тому +1

    Brilliant interview, even more of a legend than I realised. If only people like Botham and Jordan could run our country! It would be a much better and fairer place!!!

  • @stevebailey4128
    @stevebailey4128 Рік тому +5

    Brilliant interview. Especially near the end and institutional racism being a myth . Well said

    • @petermcfarlane6749
      @petermcfarlane6749 Рік тому

      I think that Botham is a boorish clown. Great cricketer, but politically deeply stupid.

    • @stetomlinson3146
      @stetomlinson3146 Рік тому +2

      See I disagreed with him on that. Institution racism does exist. It might not mean to, but it does. It's easy for a white person, and I'm white, to say it doesn't because in the main we've never experienced it, certainly in the UK. But ask someone who isn't white and from their perspective it does. What might seem harmless banter, is quite demeaning, whether meant or not and if you are experiencing it, complain about it, either to the person who is doing it, or to someone higher up the organisation, and it still persists, then clearly the organisation, or institution, isn't bothered about it. Certain people will use their personality and place in an organisation to bully staff below them. I've worked for bosses that did it. If we call it bullying and not "institutional racism" would you say it didn't happen? Add in the dimension on colour and it can't be denied surely? I think Sir Ian is a sporting god. I don't like cricket, but would, and did, watch him every time he was on the telly playing, or when he was doing his walks and other stuff, so I'm not criticising him for his view, I just think he's wrong on this point.

    • @Geokinkladze
      @Geokinkladze Рік тому

      ​@@stetomlinson3146If you are poor and black in the UK you are 3 times more likely to get a university place than a poor white person. This is despite white people achieving better grades at college. Do you believe this is due to racism?

    • @Neil-dl3ke
      @Neil-dl3ke 10 місяців тому

      If your white racism does exist now

  • @jacquilegeyt
    @jacquilegeyt Рік тому +1

    Thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you both. Love how Botham backed Bairstow here pre Manchester despite form and look what happened. Lad knows his cricket!

  • @colinchristie8642
    @colinchristie8642 Рік тому +11

    Ian Botham got me into cricket. Great player and great fun.

  • @LIFE-CRICKET-TRAVELS
    @LIFE-CRICKET-TRAVELS Рік тому +2

    It's about being on the field and playing . Not talking. But always a pleasure to hear Ian Botham , because he played the game like a true champion and worked hard to do that apparently.

  • @chrishutch2387
    @chrishutch2387 Рік тому +3

    This is my all time Sporting Hero…. Still play cricket to this day because of this sporting icon.

  • @arthurthistlewood1225
    @arthurthistlewood1225 Рік тому +3

    Cricket has always been a great arena for strong characters to thrive, as there are so many players that lack mental toughness. Botham was able to impose himself, even after his brilliant early career pitch it up and swing diminished, in the same way that a lot of the West Indies players of his era, and more recently Warne, Flintoff and Stokes have been able to do.

  • @lesblakeman
    @lesblakeman Рік тому +10

    Excellent from Ian Botham , real honesty and common sense , his decision to turn down a massive pay day for a rebel tour South Africa remains one of the great triumphs of integrity over greed , some of todays sportsmen might take note

    • @rsbaggy1
      @rsbaggy1 Рік тому +3

      Real honesty by denying facts? I think not.

    • @whodoyouratemore
      @whodoyouratemore Рік тому

      Players went to south Africa for the money because at the time they had no money . Cricket was a part time low paid sport back then

  • @markfalshaw-gv9im
    @markfalshaw-gv9im Рік тому +1

    Being from Liverpool cricket was never high if at all on the school cariculem but through my Dad I got to love it and Mr Botham became one of my Heroes and with good reason wow what a cricketer he made cricket popular all over the UK again ,I met him twice what a nice fella he is ,thank you for all the great sporting moments Mr Botham

  • @brksk4309
    @brksk4309 Рік тому +5

    When u hear the name of some people, you feel a sense of happiness and nostalgia. Ian is one.

  • @markdoughty8780
    @markdoughty8780 11 місяців тому

    A great interview with, historically, one of cricket's greatest all-rounders - thoroughly enjoyed the discussion, thanks for uploading.

  • @stephengowler5360
    @stephengowler5360 Рік тому +9

    A hero in the truest sense.

    • @KevinSheedy10
      @KevinSheedy10 Рік тому

      Not really. Sporting hero maybe.

    • @tomben6180
      @tomben6180 Рік тому

      @@KevinSheedy10has done more for charity than most sportsmen put together

  • @Rawkers55
    @Rawkers55 Рік тому +2

    Simon a good interviewer has a way of steering the overall direction without interrupting the flow of his guest.

  • @Eamobiw
    @Eamobiw Рік тому +3

    Ian Botham my childhood hero, and Simon Jordan my adulthood hero for different reasons !

  • @JRA73
    @JRA73 Рік тому +2

    I've never been interested in cricket but Ian Botham is one my heroes, only reason I watched it was because of him and another point for me admiring him.... his charity work!! 😎

  • @andychatt23
    @andychatt23 Рік тому +18

    Simon can't resist giving his opinion even when meant to be finding out other people's.😊

    • @El_Gato1066
      @El_Gato1066 Рік тому +9

      Yup…talks too much…should listen more…

    • @philbrainy2399
      @philbrainy2399 Рік тому +1

      SIMON = TOP LAD PROPER CLOBBER

  • @davidwhelan4803
    @davidwhelan4803 Рік тому +1

    Wow, what a humble man, I really enjoyed this interview with one of the greats of the game.

  • @marineboy1964
    @marineboy1964 Рік тому +4

    I was there at old Trafford and edgbaston in 1981 Ian and Bob on that final day with live with me till the day I die

  • @Southstand83
    @Southstand83 Рік тому +1

    You are watching one of the best our country has ever produced...top top bloke!

  • @robertlangley1664
    @robertlangley1664 Рік тому +4

    Really enjoyed that interview well done posh boy

  • @laurencewoolcott1678
    @laurencewoolcott1678 Рік тому +2

    Watched him playing at Worcester against Essex. He came in with them rocking at 35 for 4... He went and hammered us into submission in 20 odd overs. Two balls in the river, three in the ladies pavillion into the cakes, and over the main stand into the car park. Basil Doliveras car was hit twice.. awesome power play

  • @northbankgooner6126
    @northbankgooner6126 Рік тому +3

    Ian Botham is one of my childhood sporting heroes. Got me into playing cricket. Legend is a word used too much these days, but Ian is nothing short of one.

  • @mattford9044
    @mattford9044 Рік тому +5

    Excellent once again.Thank you Simon .

  • @Compassiron1
    @Compassiron1 Рік тому +2

    My 7 year old daughter was listening to Beefys closing wisdom and said ‘that sounds like Dumbledore, he must have got it from Dumbledore’. I can’t imagine higher praise Sir Ian

  • @TheWorldofMomus
    @TheWorldofMomus Рік тому +3

    Another brilliant conversation with a true legend.

  • @darrenjohnbryant51
    @darrenjohnbryant51 6 місяців тому

    You are amazing sir Ian ! Thank you for 1981! You and Bob ( RIP ). My generation we remember your acclomplishments at a time the country really needed it on all levels. Old Trafford was your best day. " We steam rollered them ". Only one Ian Botham!.

  • @paulpiper9696
    @paulpiper9696 Рік тому +3

    Wish you spent longer with him and allowed him to speak more and open up but like you SJ he was my hero.
    During that period of growing up in England I can only think of two sporting elites that in their prime scared the opposition and that was Daley Thomson and Iam Botham.
    Both were treated appalling by their respective national bodies throughout their careers and injuries impacted upon their legacies greatly also.
    Curiously both had been offered contracts to play professional football!

  • @alandutton4544
    @alandutton4544 Рік тому +2

    Another brilliant podcast, thoroughly enjoyed it.

  • @mickyp9844
    @mickyp9844 Рік тому +11

    He’s everything British people stand for. Absolute legend!

    • @elspencer6334
      @elspencer6334 Рік тому

      Haha, you got that right, but not in the way you think! And it's English, not "British".

    • @mickyp9844
      @mickyp9844 Рік тому +1

      @@elspencer6334 I did mean British and i did get it right in the way I meant.

  • @darylpalmer9103
    @darylpalmer9103 Рік тому

    Never really followed cricket, but I knew who Botham was as a sportsman, as a character, as an ambassador of the sport and Charities he supports. A great guy interviewed by Upfront.

  • @davidpeters3857
    @davidpeters3857 Рік тому +9

    This is what you call a Legend

  • @TheTW11
    @TheTW11 Рік тому +1

    Brilliant chat, this. Arrogance is the main symptom of immaturity. Confidence is what a youngster needs to be successful not arrogance. It's how you should bring a child up - instill confidence with humility but without arrogance.
    I'd love to go for a pint with Both. A proper bloke.

    • @sydbarret8416
      @sydbarret8416 Рік тому +1

      @TheTW11 Completely agree with your comment.
      He bought myself, friends and everyone in the pub a drink many years ago in Canterbury the early 90's? at the Granville in Stone Street.
      He was playing at the St Lawrence with Durham, I also remember chatting with David Graveney both very confident likeable men.
      Beefy buying the beer wasn't arrogance but confidence from his personality and achievements playing the game we all love.
      He's a man of good standing....

    • @philiphudgens4726
      @philiphudgens4726 Рік тому

      Explain Cristiano Ronaldo then!

    • @markhiggins8315
      @markhiggins8315 Рік тому

      ​@@philiphudgens4726Arrogance never made Ronaldo a better player. A lack of confidence would have made him worse but it's not arrogance but the talent and no lack of confidence. Not complicated.

  • @skrrttz
    @skrrttz Рік тому +9

    Felt quite sad after this finished. I fear botham is one of the last of the "normal" generation.

    • @PAFC1886
      @PAFC1886 2 місяці тому

      Up the greens

  • @philhaywood68
    @philhaywood68 Рік тому +2

    That's the best interview by far well done simon

  • @hywelmurray
    @hywelmurray Рік тому +8

    A legend from a legendary era in cricket

  • @chelseaalex9601
    @chelseaalex9601 8 місяців тому

    Sir Ian Botham, one of our greatest sportsmen and a brilliant interview!

  • @basingstokesteve9131
    @basingstokesteve9131 Рік тому +7

    Cricket teaches anyone morals. End of discussion

    • @jehanariyaratnam2874
      @jehanariyaratnam2874 Рік тому +4

      Yeah you're right, it taught stokes to almost kill someone when he was drunk and still be loved as a sport star

    • @fargodavilleitnotd6729
      @fargodavilleitnotd6729 Рік тому

      @@jehanariyaratnam2874 he had a fight for fucks sake outside a pub or club in town you daft sausage, most people in their lifetime have done the same for decades and longer and they are all still loved by people round them?
      What was your point initially? did you think this was arevelation or are you hurt in some way that people like stokes and not you?

  • @ieatlotsoftoast
    @ieatlotsoftoast Рік тому

    Sir Ian Botham is a legend. I remember he managed to stop a massive fight in Duffield Derbyshire 30 years ago, at least. How did he do it? He simply stepped out of his car and told everyone it was not worth it. Everyone stopped fighting.

  • @mikehinton9079
    @mikehinton9079 Рік тому +3

    Never ever scared to give his opinion on any questions asked to him , Sir Botham best ever

  • @cinemainsymphony737
    @cinemainsymphony737 Рік тому

    Love the comment from Sir Ian at 23:29. As a commentator myself one has to realise that not all ex-sportsman will cut it in the commentary box. Sir Ian certainly did and this early piece of advice paid off! You need a balance of professionals to present and ex-players to enhance - or become full-on presenters, a la Richie Benaud who mastered it all. Sir Ian is a childhood legend, alongside footballer Chris Waddle - and both made their stamp - and personalities playing for England in their respective sports.

  • @ryan-jonnoble6793
    @ryan-jonnoble6793 Рік тому +5

    The great man. Nice how Azeem's comments from the past got swept under the carpet quick smart. Double standards. Standard

    • @stevetattersall5933
      @stevetattersall5933 Рік тому +4

      Rafik was so affected by institutional racism at Yorkshire that he signed for them twice? In between sending antisemitic tweets, obviously…

  • @dongorgon4168
    @dongorgon4168 Рік тому +1

    The greatest English Sportsman of my generation and all time!

  • @darrenmorris6183
    @darrenmorris6183 Рік тому +5

    What a player and what a great human being.He’s also a pretty good golfer

  • @digeme69
    @digeme69 Рік тому +2

    Brilliant watch, SJ is a great listen on Talksport as well in the mornings with Jim White.

  • @mickconners9377
    @mickconners9377 Рік тому +3

    Great move to ask a black man to be godfather to his children - exculpates him from any accusations of racism. Ahead of his time.

    • @ryancarlo9328
      @ryancarlo9328 Рік тому +2

      Or maybe... it's because he isn't racist. There's a shocker, aye?

    • @realMaverickBuckley
      @realMaverickBuckley Рік тому +2

      😂
      Yeah I'm sure that was why he quit after they didn't refused a Black dudes contract too

  • @richwearz
    @richwearz Рік тому

    Love this show, met Beefy a few times in Durham and Nth Yorkshire. A genuine Legend. Great interview

  • @davidstafford6628
    @davidstafford6628 Рік тому +3

    Simon Jordan interviewing but he talks more than the people he's interviewing

  • @michaelayling1651
    @michaelayling1651 Рік тому

    What a legend. Not just as a cricketer but as a person. He is a leader by example. He is mine and Mandela’s hero !!!

  • @JamesLimb
    @JamesLimb Рік тому +3

    I don't live by "The Rules" you know, and if there's one person who has influenced me in that way of thinking, someone who is a maverick, someone who does 'that' to the system then it's Ian Botham. “Beefy will happily say, ‘That’s what I think of your selection policy. Yes, I’ve hit the odd copper, enjoyed the odd doobie. But will you piss off and leave me alone cause i’m walking to John O’Groats for some spastics

    • @MrBannystar
      @MrBannystar Рік тому +1

      I've got so many things to do, but your comment has made me start to rewatch the entire series instead, you bastard lol.

    • @JamesLimb
      @JamesLimb Рік тому

      @@MrBannystar 😂

  • @ifthikarsheriff9580
    @ifthikarsheriff9580 Рік тому

    Remember seeing Ian Botham turn it on after giving up the England captaincy. An absolute legend and a great person on and off the field.

  • @bobbarford
    @bobbarford Рік тому +4

    Sir Ian Botham, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Ali, Pele. Not many come even close.

    • @ModinikiLuli-m5n
      @ModinikiLuli-m5n Рік тому +1

      Ali so far ahead of all of them.

    • @digeme69
      @digeme69 Рік тому +3

      I'd add Roger Federer to that list. Played the game with elegance

    • @Badlighter
      @Badlighter Рік тому +1

      Add Michael Jones.

    • @gregp5014
      @gregp5014 Рік тому +1

      Shane warne

    • @markhiggins8315
      @markhiggins8315 Рік тому

      Don Bradman, Garfield Sobers, Viv Richards, Malcolm Marshall etc.

  • @andrewharris1837
    @andrewharris1837 11 місяців тому

    Legend.grew up watching him in awe at Somerset although I only ever play minor counties cricket for Devon.My school cricket captain Vic Marks went on to play with Botham.Wonderful era for cricket.😊

  • @architectsocialhousing9115
    @architectsocialhousing9115 Рік тому +3

    It’s been UK policy for years not to give pitch invaders TV coverage; yet the BBC showed Just Stop Oil’s protest at the Lords test, and the lunch slot on BBC Radio 5 that day was devoted to the ‘Equity’ report that English cricket is ‘institutionally racist, sexist and elitist’. Both events were state-sanctioned propaganda.
    The Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) was set up by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in July 2021, its five commissioners state, ‘in the wake of global movements such as Black Lives Matter and MeToo’. So it's an explicitly woke organisation. The ICEC is a product of UK public institutions having to enforce ‘Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’ criteria. These are an obligation of the ECB’s Public Sector Equality Duty, which came into effect in April 2011 under section 149 of the Equality Act 2011.
    In addition to controlling the public sector, ‘Diversity, Equity and Inclusion criteria are set and enforced on UK businesses by international asset managers like BlackRock, who also set the ‘Environmental, Social and corporate Governance’ (ESG) criteria demanded by Net Zero promoters like Just Stop Oil. And as BlackRock’s CEO, Larry Fink, made clear in 2017, compliance with these criteria will be enforced as a condition of companies receiving investment. ‘If you don’t force behaviours, whether it’s gender or race, you’re going to be impacted. We’re going to have to force change.’
    So if you’re wondering why Just Stop Oil can get past security onto the Lords ground, Doctors for XR can hang a 12-yard banner from the stands, and BBC presenters spend their lunchtime calling English cricketers contesting for the Ashes ‘racist, sexist and elitist’, this has something to do with it.

  • @trevorhart545
    @trevorhart545 Рік тому +1

    8.20. onwards, West Indies was the best Test Side ever. As an English man, I have to agree.

  • @billwarby
    @billwarby Рік тому +3

    Sir Ian, Lord Botham. What a talent. He is so missed as a commentator. Sir Ian would have been a perfect fit for the way Stokes plays and visa versa.

  • @gordonferrar7782
    @gordonferrar7782 Рік тому

    Great interview.
    Brilliant Beefy.

  • @ontrackfitness8547
    @ontrackfitness8547 Рік тому +7

    I've never experienced that in a dress room ever- Coming from a white guy 😂😂

    • @beefy1986
      @beefy1986 Рік тому

      Ya it's coming from a guy that denied a rebel tour to South Africa.

    • @markhiggins8315
      @markhiggins8315 Рік тому

      ​@@beefy1986I absolutely support his stance on the South Africa issue and totally get that he personally may not be racist but it doesn't for a moment mean he could ever experience how it is for someone who's grown up having to deal with things he hasn't. Empathy is great but has limitations, that's just how it is.

    • @beefy1986
      @beefy1986 Рік тому

      @@markhiggins8315 But he is right about the report regarding Yorkshire. The focus was all on racism regarding a person who behaved inappropriately with women, ie, Azeem Rafiq.
      So yes there may have been some instances of aloofness here and there no doubt. But if Beefy is saying that he has never experienced or seen others go through it then there must be some truth to it.

    • @markhiggins8315
      @markhiggins8315 Рік тому

      @@beefy1986 We can only genuinely comment on what we've been witness to.

    • @rockywright8365
      @rockywright8365 Рік тому

      Who left his job because they did the dirty on his BLACK friend

  • @rowens123
    @rowens123 Рік тому +1

    fascinating watching this after day 3 of
    old Trafford. Ian has nailed it

  • @SuperKripke
    @SuperKripke Рік тому +4

    It's a shame that Ian Botham didn't speak more about the elitism that is making the game harder for those without to get a chance. Racism in the sport is a category within this elitism and Botham is guilty of the same generalizations that he is accusing the report of. Michael Vaughn has not had his career decimated. Gary Ballance has. I hope we can all agree that we've come to the right judgment on both individual cases.

  • @frankmurphyburr3598
    @frankmurphyburr3598 Рік тому

    Botham is a legend, well respected and loved here in Scotland

  • @MW92.
    @MW92. Рік тому +4

    I know of Ian botham from David Brent…beefy

    • @lfcspectre4335
      @lfcspectre4335 Рік тому +3

      Sir MW OG Legendary Jordanite Leader = Top LAD Proper Clobber ✊💯 Facts

  • @pme2001
    @pme2001 Рік тому

    Really enjoyed that. Great interview

  • @jackdominiak445
    @jackdominiak445 Рік тому +5

    Botham is absolutely right!!!
    Rafique was an absolute nobody cricketer and all his after is a big compensation cheque based on lies 😡

    • @golfbulldog
      @golfbulldog Рік тому +2

      Suspect he will have an administrative career and political career based off of this now....professional victim.

  • @blakey5993
    @blakey5993 Рік тому

    Brilliant piece really enjoyed that

  • @adrianthomas722
    @adrianthomas722 Рік тому +2

    I love Botham as a cricketer. His cricketing style and heroics inspired me to play the game. My opinions on cricket (as a former local village Cricket club Chair who played for over 45 years), are exactly what the latest Reports show. Cricket is racist, elitist and dying at the roots. The game needs to change radically to survive.

  • @anncartner3393
    @anncartner3393 9 місяців тому

    Thought I may have thought he had oldfashioned views but no. What a great bloke. Was my hero in the day and is now. All the best Ian.

  • @RevJock
    @RevJock Рік тому +4

    In the words of the great Zuby:
    "The demand for racism has been higher than the supply for a long time... but there are people who keep it alive because their 'careers' depend on it."

    • @MrBannystar
      @MrBannystar Рік тому +1

      I'm fairly sure that Zuby bases his rhetoric from the words of the great Thomas Sowell. Everyone should read his work, he's the absolute master.

    • @KevinSheedy10
      @KevinSheedy10 Рік тому

      Interesting choice of words in a discussion of racism.

  • @howardsend6589
    @howardsend6589 Рік тому +1

    Haven't watched this yet ... any mention of the tackle photo that ended up online?

  • @pauloconnor5101
    @pauloconnor5101 Рік тому +3

    Well done Ian, the report was a disgrace and there was nothing even handed about it.

  • @paulwilliams5296
    @paulwilliams5296 Рік тому +1

    Thoroughly enjoyed that. Very interesting the last part as a Yorkshire fan

  • @ljw5768
    @ljw5768 Рік тому +3

    I went to a one day international between England and India at edgbaston back in the day and watched Allan Lamb making monkey gestures at the Indian supporters.

    • @tomd2103
      @tomd2103 Рік тому +4

      And a few years later, Indian players and supporters made monkey noises and gestures at Andrew Symonds.