# Cricket: Former English great Ian Botham is concerned over his country’s lack of proper preparation for the Ashes series against Australia, starting in Perth on 21 November. He says it borders on arrogance despite them last winning a Test on Australian soil in 2011. England will play a single three-day warm-up against the travelling England Lions in Perth before the series. Botham says the tourists have to get used to the weather, the fields, the opposition and the crowds when playing against a whole country.
Cricket: Botham is concerned over England’s lack of preparation for the Ashes