Andrew Flintoff
Andrew Flintoff
Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff MBEis an English professional cricketer and boxer...
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth6 December 1977
CityLancashire, England
compete hundred innings last means nice past score test
To compete you need a big score in the first innings and that means a hundred from one of our batsmen. In the last test we got starts, it will be nice if someone can go on and make a big 100 and get us past 400.
cricket few game hopefully outside players roles structured structures test whereas
The one-day game is so structured and you have your own roles back in your country, and a few players had to play outside those roles, whereas in Test cricket you just go out there and play, so there is no real structures to the game so hopefully we will be a better Test side.
country forward lead looking proud test walk
I'm looking forward to it, I'm proud that I'll walk out first and lead my country in a test match.
ashes both family pleased proud somebody team throughout won
It is something of a shock, to be honest. Both my family and myself are very proud to have won it and I am pleased the whole team have got one (an MBE) because throughout the Ashes there was somebody different contributing at different times.
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,
chase positive runs score side
We've got to chase 170 and we can't just graft it - we've still got to play the way we play. We're a positive side and score runs in a positive manner. I don't think that will change.
morning lying mind
There are of course mornings when you wouldn't mind a lie in.
helping batting ifs
If you're batting and you go off on one it can't really help you.
australia bats ifs
If you go out to bat against Australia, they come at you hard.
instinct feels
Personally I prefer to work things out by feel, by instinct.
ipods gadgets honest
I'll take my iPod - though I'm not very good with gadgets to be honest - and that has everything I like.
taste techno wells
I have a varied taste, I'll listen to anything. Well, not anything, no techno.