Ashes 2023: “When He Put The Beer Glass To My Face And Said ‘I’ll Cut You From Ear To Ear,” Ian Chappell Recalls His Famous Fight With ‘Coward’ Ian Botham

Former Australian cricketer Ian Chappell recalled his famous fight with England great Ian Botham in 1977. He called him a bully and coward. He took a jibe at him, saying that his commentary is the worst of the long-term commentators and he has no interest in his interests.

Ian Chappell and Ian Botham arguably were amongst the two of the finest cricketers to have played the game of cricket for Australia and England respectively. The duo for their respective nations were the key players and won many games for their side with their breathtaking performances.

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But once they were engaged in a fight with each other. They had a brutal feud with each in 1977 at the Hilton Hotel in Melbourne. The hatred among them is still the same and whenever they get an opportunity they still take a jibe at each other.

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Ian Chappell said that his friends urge him to make up with Ian Botham but he doesn’t want to sort anything with the guy, whom he has nothing in common with. He added that he would prefer going to the dentist rather than sitting with him.

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He explained: “I’ve had mates say ‘why don’t you just make up’ and I say ‘well, firstly, if he wants to apologise for the lies he has told I would accept that, but why would I make up and be friends with a guy who I have nothing in common with, I think his commentary is the worst of the long term commentators, I have no interest in his interests and I have nothing to talk to him about.

“In other words, if I sat down with him it would be boring as hell to me and why do I want to put myself through that? So that probably gives you an indication of how much fun it was sitting down with him.

“I would have preferred the dentist’s drill to sit down there. I have nothing in common with the bloke apart from the same first name and, OK, we probably both played right-handed.”

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Ashes 2023: Ian Chappell Recalls His Famous Fight With Ian Botham

Ian Chappell further recalled when Botham put the beer glass to his face and told him that he’ll cut from ear to ear, he called him a coward and explained how he fought back.

He narrated: “When he put the beer glass to my face and said ‘I’ll cut you from ear to ear,’ we were actually playing against each other the next day, because I was playing for North Melbourne in club cricket. I said to him, ‘mate, if you cut me with a beer glass it will confirm what I already think of you, that you are a coward.

“But if you cut me with a cricket ball tomorrow that would mean something. But the ball had better bounce first because if you do it with a full toss, if I am capable, I am coming down your end and I will hit you over the head with the bat,” he concluded.

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