He was right.
Yes it is official Freddie Flintoff can do no wrong. Leading from the front on both the bowling and batting front he led England to an historic 212 run victory to win the third and final test in India. This ties the series at 1-1 and will give England back a lot of credibility they lost from the defeat in Pakistan. What makes this more sweet is the fact that they had five first choice players missing.
A lot of credit for this victory has to go to Flintoff, for motivating the players and getting the best out of all of them. Taking the last 7 wickets for just 25 runs is a phenomenal achievement especially in India. I'm sure there will be lots of questions asked about why Dravid put England into bat. But at this point who cares. I hope the one day side can take note from this and start to feel more positive about the way they play and approach games. This could be a spring board for them to go on to greater things.
Another positive to come out of this tour to India is that it will give the Australians something to think about. After the Pakistan tour I think that they were feeling confident about retaining the ashes in the autumn given the away form England were showing. Now they will have to have a complete re-think. The win demonstrates some strength in depth and if key players like Trescothick and Vaughan are missing then we have people who ca take up the mantle and in Flintoff we have a ready made captain. It will be interesting to see if Trescothick keeps the vice captaincy now. Roll on May and the first test against Sri Lanka
A lot of credit for this victory has to go to Flintoff, for motivating the players and getting the best out of all of them. Taking the last 7 wickets for just 25 runs is a phenomenal achievement especially in India. I'm sure there will be lots of questions asked about why Dravid put England into bat. But at this point who cares. I hope the one day side can take note from this and start to feel more positive about the way they play and approach games. This could be a spring board for them to go on to greater things.
Another positive to come out of this tour to India is that it will give the Australians something to think about. After the Pakistan tour I think that they were feeling confident about retaining the ashes in the autumn given the away form England were showing. Now they will have to have a complete re-think. The win demonstrates some strength in depth and if key players like Trescothick and Vaughan are missing then we have people who ca take up the mantle and in Flintoff we have a ready made captain. It will be interesting to see if Trescothick keeps the vice captaincy now. Roll on May and the first test against Sri Lanka
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