Image: Merv Hughes was an on-pitch rival of Sir Ian during their cricket careers. Pic: Reuters The 68-year-old wrote on Instagram on Friday: "My catch of the day was the barra [fish] while I was ...

Ian Botham was rescued by his former Ashes rival Merv Hughes after falling into crocodile-infested waters while fishing. The pair were among a group on a boat in Australia when the accident ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In their feuding Ashes heyday, a snarling Merv Hughes was the one who would bare his teeth at old foe Sir Ian Botham as “Beefy ...

England legend Ian Botham has thankfully lived to tell the ... He was taking time out with 62-year-old Hughes on a four-day fishing trip. They were crossing a stretch of water to join the fishing ...