‘I am a little embarrassed,’ – Ian Botham lambasts England over Ashes setback

Sir Ian Botham has conceded that he is “embarrassed” later the guests gave up the Ashes to Australia with practically no obstruction.

England were all out for a mere 68 on Day 3 of the third Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Following an innings and 14-run win, Australia took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

“I’m a little embarrassed, to be honest. To lose the Ashes in 12 days … I just think that England have lost their way. The performance today summed it up,” pondering England’s dull show, Ian Botham told Channel 7.

England started Day 3 of the MCG Test at 31 for 4, having confronted 12 overs the earlier day. The guests’ subsequent innings endured just 27.4 overs as debutant Australian pacer Scott Boland blew them away, getting figures of 6/7.

“It’s been a walk in the park for the Australians. It burns me to say that but they have completely outplayed England. Three or four of the England players can say ‘I gave it a go.”

With the Ashes lost, Ian Botham asked England to allow new faces an opportunity in the excess two Tests. As per the 66-year-old, the guests are deteriorating at the moment.

“You’ve got enough time to get a couple of players in from the Lions tour because we need to freshen it up, at the moment it’s stagnating,” he concluded.