- Ian Botham ‘starting to wonder if guys don’t fancy ultimate test’
- England’s squad was announced on Sunday for Ashes series
Chris Woakes has dismissed Ian Botham’s suggestion that England’s Test players had used Covid restrictions as an excuse to avoid committing to the forthcoming Ashes series, insisting that “if we were living in a normal world we would be chomping at the bit”.
The England and Wales Cricket Board granted approval for the tour last Friday subject to certain conditions being met after lengthy negotiations over how Australia’s Covid restrictions would affect players and their families, a situation that prompted Botham to say last week that he was “starting to wonder if these guys don’t fancy the ultimate test” and that “if I were in their boots I’d already have my bags packed”.
