Andrew Flintoff
Andrew Flintoff
Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff MBEis an English professional cricketer and boxer...
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth6 December 1977
CityLancashire, England
thinking tea helping
While I'm at second slip I'm not just thinking of what I'm going to have for tea. I'm considering the match as well, wondering how I can help, if there is anything I can offer.
thinking views people
When it comes to sledging, I think people often get the wrong view.
thinking trying want
When you bowl at him you are not just trying to get him out, you are trying to impress him. "I want him to walk off thinking 'that Flintoff, he's all right isn't he?" I feel privileged to have played against him.
morning thinking bad-mood
I like to think I'm calm. Sometimes I have arrived at the ground in the morning in a bad mood - you're not always going to be in the best of moods are you? - but by the time you get into the ground and you have a brew then it's normally fine.
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.