Mike Brearley was just lucky that he had a peak Ian Botham playing like a supernatural being that helped him finish on a high as a captain (he retired immediately after that epic 1981 series). But people forget how the same Brearley led his team to a catastrophic whitewash down under just a year and half earlier.Unless you are Mike Brierley, these conditions hold
He is the most hyper overrated captain of all time.
The only away series he captained Eng to a win was the 78-79 Ashes when Eng played an Aus C or D team during the peak of Packer cricket.