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Andrew Flintoff – do England need him?
We wrote a post about whether England needed Andrew Flintoff, but we’ve deleted it. The gist was: Bifidus digestivum: do we need it? Companies with ‘solutions’ in their name: do we need them? Andrew...
View ArticleThe Edgbaston crowd
Cardiff and Lord’s hosted great Test matches, but the Ashes has really got going at Edgbaston. It’s the crowd. We went on Saturday and much as we love eating sandwiches in the rain, Sunday showed what...
View ArticleAndy Flintoff reinstated as Hero Number One
It’s his last Test, so we’re going back to calling him ‘Andy’. That’s what he always used to be, before the media started calling him ‘Andrew’ and then ‘Freddie’. Andy is a good, functional name. It...
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Stuart Broad snatches the all-rounder baton off Andrew Flintoff
Andrew Flintoff should keep a close eye on all his cricket gear. Stuart Broad will have his bats, his pads and even his box given half a chance. He’s not waiting until the big man’s gone before taking...
View ArticleWhy Andrew Flintoff turned down a contract that would have prevented him from...
It was because of the bungee clause. Flintoff’s agent, Andrew Chandler, explains why his client has turned down an incremental England contract which might have stopped him playing in the occasional...
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Freddie Flintoff’s Powerplay Cricket – press release timing failure
“Play as Freddie Flintoff and become an integral player for England in this fast moving, high scoring arcade cricket game.” That should perhaps read: “Play as Freddie Flintoff and engage in long,...
View ArticleAndrew Flintoff – batsman, bowler, slip fielder, England representative
Throughout his career, people talked about Andrew Flintoff being the new Botham. He wasn’t. He was the new Darren Gough. He was England supporters’ representative on the field of play. For the rest of...
View ArticleWhy Andrew Flintoff was a great cricketer
Andrew Flintoff’s only going to retire the once, so we’ve written about him again. A lot of people have picked apart his career with the recent past at the forefront of their minds, but we’re choosing...
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Andrew Flintoff’s world
If there’s one thing that’s become clear from Freddie Flintoff’s slurred slights against acerbic Athers, it’s that the duff-kneed purveyor of forced laddish bonhomie cares little for freedom of...
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Article about English county cricketer fails to dwell on his chances of...
There is more than one thing to celebrate regarding Andrew Flintoff’s return to competitive cricket, but surely this is the greatest. A county match report which doesn’t go on and on about how some...
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