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Home > Trading > UK sends cricket star Botham to bat for British exports

UK sends cricket star Botham to bat for British exports

Published by maria gbaf

Posted on August 24, 2021

2 min read

Last updated: January 21, 2026

Ian Botham appointed as trade ambassador for UK exports to Australia - Global Banking & Finance Review — Image of Ian Botham, the former England cricket star, who has been appointed as a trade ambassador to promote UK exports to Australia. This role is part of the UK's post-Brexit trade strategy.

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain appointed former England cricket star Ian Botham as a trade ambassador to seek new deals for exporters in the country he most famously tangled with on the pitch – Australia.

Botham, now a member of Britain’s unelected upper house of parliament, was one of 10 new trade envoys who will help push Britain’s post-Brexit plans in countries around the world.

“Ian will bat for U.K. business Down Under and help them seize the opportunities created by our historic trade deal,” Britain’s trade minister, Liz Truss, said on Twitter.

Britain and Australia announced a free trade deal in June which London said would eliminate tariffs on all British goods.

Botham famously turned around a test match against Australia in 1981 with a spectacular batting display that made him a hero at home, and even won respect from Australians too.

(Writing by William Schomberg; Editing by Kate Holton)

Botham, now a member of Britain’s unelected upper house of parliament, was one of 10 new trade envoys who will help push Britain’s post-Brexit plans in countries around the world.

“Ian will bat for U.K. business Down Under and help them seize the opportunities created by our historic trade deal,” Britain’s trade minister, Liz Truss, said on Twitter.

Britain and Australia announced a free trade deal in June which London said would eliminate tariffs on all British goods.

Botham famously turned around a test match against Australia in 1981 with a spectacular batting display that made him a hero at home, and even won respect from Australians too.

(Writing by William Schomberg; Editing by Kate Holton)

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Home > Trading > UK sends cricket star Botham to bat for British exports

Trading

UK sends cricket star Botham to bat for British exports

Published by maria gbaf

Posted on August 24, 2021

2 min read

Last updated: January 21, 2026

Botham, now a member of Britain’s unelected upper house of parliament, was one of 10 new trade envoys who will help push Britain’s post-Brexit plans in countries around the world.

“Ian will bat for U.K. business Down Under and help them seize the opportunities created by our historic trade deal,” Britain’s trade minister, Liz Truss, said on Twitter.

Britain and Australia announced a free trade deal in June which London said would eliminate tariffs on all British goods.

Botham famously turned around a test match against Australia in 1981 with a spectacular batting display that made him a hero at home, and even won respect from Australians too.

(Writing by William Schomberg; Editing by Kate Holton)

Botham, now a member of Britain’s unelected upper house of parliament, was one of 10 new trade envoys who will help push Britain’s post-Brexit plans in countries around the world.

“Ian will bat for U.K. business Down Under and help them seize the opportunities created by our historic trade deal,” Britain’s trade minister, Liz Truss, said on Twitter.

Britain and Australia announced a free trade deal in June which London said would eliminate tariffs on all British goods.

Botham famously turned around a test match against Australia in 1981 with a spectacular batting display that made him a hero at home, and even won respect from Australians too.

(Writing by William Schomberg; Editing by Kate Holton)