Excellent story from the Guardian’s ‘The Spin’ column about the latest alleged bust-up between two of the most pugnacious Ians in Ashes history – Botham and Chappell.
“The two men were reportedly pulled away from each other in the car park outside the Adelaide Oval after Botham reacted badly to a “provocative comment” by Chappell after the fourth day of the Test.
“Botham is supposed to have turned around and bellowed back “What did you say?” They both dropped their bags and went for each other’s throats, before being separated by their colleagues from their respective commentary teams.
“Their enmity runs right back to 1977, when Botham overheard Chappell slagging off the England team in the bar of the Hilton Hotel in Melbourne. Chappell claimed that Botham had threatened to cut him “from ear to ear” with a beer glass; Botham denied it, but said he had warned the “Aussie loudmouth” three times to stop, then knocked him off his bar stool into a group of Aussie Rules footballers. ”
You can see the full article here.
