England’s current poor performance had made the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) consider asking some of their old retired pace bowlers back into cricket. While it is too late in International Cricket Council Cricket World Cup 2015 to make a substitution, Ian Botham and Angus Fraser are scheduled to come back in the Test team.
Ian Botham is now 59 years old. Since he retired a couple of decades ago, British media had battered every player who could grasp a bat or grip a ball as “the next Ian Botham”. Sadly, the Ian Botham continuation never happened, though Jade Dernbach demonstrated strong glimpses of appearing as the finest anti-Ian Botham in English history.
Angus Fraser is now 49 years old. Some may think he was not a classic bowler, but the fact remains that of all English fast pace bowlers with hundred or more Test wickets since 1980, Fraser has the second-best bowling figures after Bob Willis, which is better than Ian Botham, Darren Gough, Matthew Hoggard, Andy Caddick, or Steve Harmison.
In a declaration, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) declared that both Angus Fraser and Ian Botham will make their international returns shortly. Though they will not return for the ICC World Cup, they will be playing subsequent games. This is the portion of a two-part game plan, one of the greatest brainwaves England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)have had for a long time span. England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)have also determined to host their home games in India. In an interview with a sport website, Giles Clarke declared why it is going to be a success.
The reporter asked if it is true that they are going to play their home matches in India, Giles Clarke replied that yes, they are going to play home matches in India. They thought that it would be a nice idea. It will not be a first as Pakistan play their home matches in United Arab Emirates, and have also played in England and Sri Lanka. Even Afghanistan play home matches in United Arab Emirates.
The journalist also asked if they have decided the venues as India has several Test centres. Giles Clarke answered that they have selected DY Patil Stadium Navi Mumbai which can hold 55,000 spectator, Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur which can hold 45,000 spectator, Maharashtra International Cricket Stadium, Pune which can hold 35,000 spectator, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai which can hold 32,000 spectator, and Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai which can hold 32,000 spectator.
The reporter asked them why exactly they are doing this. Giles Clarke replied “Why do you think we are recalling Ian Botham or Angus Fraser?”
The reporter asked him to elaborate, then Giles Clarke asked him sarcastically who made him a journalist. He gave a hint saying that he has told him that all five venues are in the state of Maharashtra. Then he replied: “Isn’t that the state that has banned cow-slaughter? Don’t you realize that the batsmen will be banned from hitting Beefy and Angus? (Winks) Beefy, Angus in Maharashtra, don’t you get it?”
The reporter thanked him and congratulating him on their tactics.
Please note this is a humour article — A work of pure fiction.