A documentary about Botham, Brearley and two stunning Ashes wins of 1981. But it's the Australians who come across best
The glory days of England's early-80s bout of cricket fever are excavated in this entertaining if not fantastically enlightening documentary. We all know the story: how Ian Botham was relieved of the England captaincy after a disappointing start to the 1981 Ashes Test series, and his replacement by wizardly tactician Mike Brearley enabled the hitherto misfiring team to pull off two stunning back-from-the-dead victories. With the Charles-Diana wedding hovering in the background, the stage was set for a patriotic sporting achievement, which the undeniably Clarksonesque Botham doesn't hesitate to point out on more than one occasion. But it's the Australians ? notably Rod Marsh and Kim Hughes ? who come across best, talking frankly about how their feuds undermined them and how they underestimated the opposition.
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/may/05/from-the-ashes-review
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