Heard the one about Ian Bothams close encounter with cockroaches? Or five England players sleeping in one bed wearing batting gloves to keep warm? On the eve of the first Test between India and England, Sir Ian Botham rolled back the years to recall memories of tours past and shared one or two stories with Ian Ward. India vs England November 9, 2016, 3:30am Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Click on the video above to see Botham in full flow, speaking about a country he loved to tour and fanatical fans who never failed to impress him. Former England all-rounder Botham played seven Test matches against India on their own patch and admitted he had fond memories of the experience.We had 10,000 people outside the hotel, he recalled, wanting to touch you or get a glimpse. It really was a mind-blowing experience. Watch the first Test between India and England in Rajkot on Wednesday I remember playing at Eden Gardens and there were 110,000 inside the ground. 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Theres only one way to get over what happens in the shootouts. Today I felt more relaxed and calm than I did last night. I just told the boys I was due.Stempniak said he was happy just to get the shootout off on the right foot for his team.I guess theres some strategy whether you shoot first or second, Stempniak said. Weve tried everything, it seems like. If you get the first goal and then get the save it definitely puts some pressure on the other team. We got two goals and some big saves from Cam. Its great to get the second point.Joakim Nordstromm had a first-period goal for Carolina, and Evander Kane tied it late in the third.ddddddddddddAnders Nilsson stopped 21 shots for Buffalo, which won all three meetings against Carolina last season.The teams will play again on Thursday night in Buffalo.Nordstrom put the Hurricanes ahead with 5:56 left in the first, beating Nilsson stick side on a rush with Jay McClement and Brett Pesce assisting.Buffalo tied it with 2:37 left when Kane, who has points in three straight games, tipped Jake McCabes shot past Ward stick side.We knew we were going to have to ramp up the game to scratch and claw to get a (third-period) goal, Buffalo coach Dan Bylsma said. I thought we did that, and we got a couple of chances to score. We finally get one with a big goal by Kane there on the backdoor tip-in.Game notes Bylsma has 299 career wins. ... This was the second half of Carolinas fifth back-to-back this season, and the Hurricanes are 4-1 in those second games. ... Pesce played in his 100th game, all with Carolina. ... Carolina C Andrej Nestrasil, D Klas Dahlbeck and D Ryan Murphy were all healthy scratches. ... C Derek Grant and D Justin Falk were healthy scratches for the Sabres. ... The teams meet three times this season, with the finale in Raleigh on Jan. 13.UP NEXTSabres: Visit Florida on Tuesday night.Hurricanes: Host Detroit on Monday night in the finale of their four-game homestand. ' ' '