I'm always actually pleasantly surprised by Liverpool when I go, and like most from near Manchester or within in that's not often. I do go there for my passport renewals and, yes, the waterfront is very pleasant.

There won't be another Botham. I remember how the country ground to a halt while he was almost single-handedly winning the Headingley test. I've had the privilege of seeing him play a few times, both in England and on one Ashes tour of Australia. The man quite literally bestrode the field like a Colossus. Flintoff's nowhere close, even if he is an exceptional player at times.