Lord Botham, the England cricketing legend, survived falling into an Australian river infested with crocodiles and sharks ...

Botham was on a fishing trip with the former Australian fast-bowler on the Moyle River in northern Australia. While moving ...

The retired all-rounder was on a fishing trip with his former Australian cricket rival when he tripped and fell from a boat ...

Sir Ian Botham fell into crocodile and shark-waters whilst fishing in Australia and was pulled out by Merv Hughes - his ...

England cricket icon Ian Botham narrowly escaped a crocodile attack thanks to the quick actions of his former adversary Merv ...

A close call for English cricket legend Ian Botham, falling into shark and croc-infested waters on a fishing trip with fellow cricketing icon Merv Hughes in the Northern Territory.

The former all-rounder got his flip-flops caught and tumbled into the Moyle River while on fishing trip in Australia ...

England cricket star Sir Ian Botham narrowly escaped disaster after plunging into shark and crocodile-infested waters during an Australian fishing trip. The sporting legend was dramatically hauled ...

Saltwater crocs can live up to 70 years ... Last February a bull shark was blamed for a fatal attack on a 16-year-old girl in Perth's Swan River. While Botham and Hughes are mates, the ...