Andrew Flintoff
Andrew Flintoff
Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff MBEis an English professional cricketer and boxer...
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth6 December 1977
CityLancashire, England
christmas few formidable forward hard india looking past taste tough trained weeks
It's a tough tour. We had a taste of the sub-continent before Christmas and going to India now, they are a formidable side, we know it's going to be hard, but for the past few weeks we've trained hard and I'm looking forward to going.
use looking-forward enjoyment
I'm not sure if I'm looking forward to facing Brett Lee again. He bowls at 95mph so enjoyment is not the word I would use.
captain enjoyed forward job keeping looking michael side until warm
I am just keeping Michael's job warm until he comes back. I have enjoyed captaining the side but Michael is our captain and I am looking forward to him captaining again.
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I'm looking forward to it, I'm proud that I'll walk out first and lead my country in a test match.
period unit
We bowled well as a unit which we have been doing for a period of time,
basics bulk came complacent great happen india last match nobody side stick talented
With nobody over 30 in the last Test, it is a young side but a very talented one. A lot of great things came out of that match and we outplayed India for the bulk of it. But the one thing we can't do now is get complacent just because we competed. As long as that doesn't happen and we stick to the basics I think we'll be fine.
decent fashion pleased total
We are pleased with the total and the fashion we got it. I think we've had a decent day.
chase easy performance players position possible special
We're in a position where it's possible to chase 350. It's not easy by any means, and it'll take a special performance by someone, but we've got the players to do it.
believe climb four games lads left mountain
There are four games left and we still have to believe we can get into the series. We always play with pride, there is a mountain to climb but the lads want to do it and so do I.
beers crowd few gone noise quite
I went up but there's a lot of noise out there and the crowd were loud, ... A few beers had gone down and they were quite vocal. I went up on what I heard.
arise character england opportunity players strength
It is an opportunity for a young side, opportunities arise for young players to show the character and strength of this England side.
fine
I think he's going to be a fine player,
delivery nine
That delivery would get me out nine times out of 10,
ashes break bridge family focus france good last massive trying win
I was really goosed after that last Test, so a break in France with family and friends has been just what I needed, ... But good as that was, our focus is now on Trent Bridge and the Aussies. After all, we're trying to win the Ashes and that's a massive prize.