BACK PAGE: 1991

ENGLAND’S chief selector Ted Dexter angrily denied caving in to star all-rounder Ian Botham. The 35-year-old is being allowed to join the tour of New Zealand late, so that he can star in a panto with Bungle, Zippy and George from kids’ TV show Rainbow. “It has not been the case of the tail wagging the dog,” said Dexter.