Lamb & Small: Sir Ian Botham, Ashes Glory & Elton John | Stick to Cricket EP 17

Allan Lamb and Gladstone Small join Michael Vaughan, Sir Alastair Cook, Phil Tufnell and David “Bumble” Lloyd on Stick to Cricket, brought to you by Betfair from Lord’s Cricket Ground. The former England stars share incredible stories from their tours Down Under. From winning in Australia and life on the road, to hilarious tales about Sir Ian Botham, wild nights out, and even bowling to Elton John. Lamb recalls Beefy walking out without his bat and being called off by Bumble for a fishing trip, while Gladstone opens up about his first Ashes call-up, life in the dressing room, and how touring with legends shaped his career. Plus, the team debate England’s current Ashes chances and what it really takes to win Down Under. This episode is sponsored by Huel. Get Huel for TEN pounds OFF with this exclusive offer for New Customers only with code STC at https://huel.com/stc (terms apply). Don’t miss this fun, nostalgic and honest chat with two of England’s great entertainers of the game. Don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode - and please leave a review to help others find us too. Thanks! 00:00 Introduction at Lord's 10:56 1986-87 Ashes: Warmup Games Disaster 17:27 Tour Management & Sponsorship Deals 22:58 The Team Talk That Changed Everything 29:38 Beefy's Lager in the Drinks Bottle 35:56 Dickie Bird Phone Prank 41:40 Elton John Stories 51:34 Predictions for Current Ashes Series 54:11 Ranking England's Greatest All-Rounders FOLLOW STICK TO CRICKET ON SOCIAL 👇🏏 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sticktocricket/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577370443364 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@sticktocricket X - https://x.com/StickToCricket SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL HERE https://www.youtube.com/@TheOverlapCricket?sub_confirmation=1 SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERLAP BREAKDOWN CHANNEL HERE https://www.youtube.com/@TheOverlapBreakdown SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERLAP NEWSLETTER https://substack.com/@theoverlapnewsletter SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERLAP US https://www.youtube.com/@TheOverlapUS SUBSCRIBE TO NOT JUST FOOTBALL www.youtube.com/@TheOverlapNotJustFootball?sub_confirmation=1 SUBSCRIBE TO STICK TO RUGBY HERE https://www.youtube.com/@TheOverlapRugby LISTEN TO OUR PODCASTS Stick to Football - https://tr.ee/JI6l3Dj-4O The Overlap - https://tr.ee/h07F3Fsuh3 It Was What It Was - https://podfollow.com/1745066482 The Overlap US - https://podfollow.com/1769260064 The Breakdown Podcast - https://podfollow.com/1771490639 Not Just Football - https://podfollow.com/1772633121 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.