Ashes rivalry is a 'great tradition' - Botham - video Dailymotion

Former England all-rounder Ian Botham predicts the Ashes to be a tight contest providing everyone stays fit.

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00:00I think both sides have got the same ambition

00:03and they both want to win

00:05and that's the way it should be

00:07and I think it's

00:08I actually would not like to actually say

00:10who's going to win at all

00:11because I think it's going to be really tight

00:13providing everyone stays fit

00:15and also you remember that at the moment

00:17you're currently your captain's not playing in this one

00:19and I'm hearing rumours that he might not play

00:22very much at all

00:24in this series

00:25which would be a shame for Australia

00:27but there'd be a big bonus for England

00:29I think that historically everyone in the cricketing world watches the Ashes

00:33I think it's there

00:35it's the tradition

00:37it's the competition

00:39you know that it's all flat out

00:42so for me

00:44I think that the Ashes is a very healthy

00:47place to be if you want to play cricket

00:49because you will fill houses