- Former England cricketer was on fishing trip in Australia
- ‘At the end of the day Crocodile Beefy survived,’ he jokes
Ian Botham, the former England cricketer, has survived a fall into crocodile-infested waters on a fishing trip in Australia’s Northern Territory after he was rescued by his close friend and Ashes rival, Merv Hughes.
Botham, 68, got his flip-flops tangled in a rope as he tried to board a boat and fell into the Moyle River during the pair’s four-day fishing trip.
Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/nov/08/ian-botham-saved-crocodile-infested-waters-ashes-rival-merv-hughes-cricket
Author : Guardian sport
Publish date : 2024-11-08 10:06:12
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
