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Flintoff to Announce Retirement
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GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Shameless plug alert, but here were my thoguhts when he retired from Tests last summer:
Cricket Web - Features: Freddie
Cricket Web - Features: Freddie
0RI0N
State 12th Man
Coulda been a contender.
His performance in the oft forgotten 2006 series away to Hindia was very good.
11 wickets at 30ish and a batting ave of 50 odd incl. 4 50's in 4 innings.
3rd Test Wankhede Stadium ( The Ring of Fire Test) M0M and M0S.That was the match that Tendulkar got booed from the Garware Pavillion, which is above the dressing-room, and which is normally populated exclusively by the invitees of the Mumbai Cricket Association.
Joining the ranks of the mortals | Opinion | Cricinfo Magazine | Cricinfo.com
Flinters Test career in from Jan04 to Jun06( his peak)
33 Tests
1918 runs @ 39@95
3 100's 16 50's
134 wickets at 25.80 incl 2 5fers at an ave of 50.80
The Flintoff story in numbers | England Cricket Features | Cricinfo.com
His performance in the oft forgotten 2006 series away to Hindia was very good.
11 wickets at 30ish and a batting ave of 50 odd incl. 4 50's in 4 innings.
3rd Test Wankhede Stadium ( The Ring of Fire Test) M0M and M0S.That was the match that Tendulkar got booed from the Garware Pavillion, which is above the dressing-room, and which is normally populated exclusively by the invitees of the Mumbai Cricket Association.
Joining the ranks of the mortals | Opinion | Cricinfo Magazine | Cricinfo.com
Flinters Test career in from Jan04 to Jun06( his peak)
33 Tests
1918 runs @ 39@95
3 100's 16 50's
134 wickets at 25.80 incl 2 5fers at an ave of 50.80
The Flintoff story in numbers | England Cricket Features | Cricinfo.com
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Faisal1985
International Vice-Captain
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No surprise really.
Thanks for the the memories Freddie.Not a great player but a bloody good one and he excited the crowd which many players don't/can't these days.
Thanks for the the memories Freddie.Not a great player but a bloody good one and he excited the crowd which many players don't/can't these days.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
It's good we live in the television age where future generations will be able to see for themselves what a player he could be rather than just relying on the naked stats, which don't tell the full story of Fred.
Touched greatness but not for long enough to quite make it into the pantheon. I dare say it'll be some time before we produce another player who could genuinely make the test side based on either discipline tho.
Touched greatness but not for long enough to quite make it into the pantheon. I dare say it'll be some time before we produce another player who could genuinely make the test side based on either discipline tho.
pasag
RTDAS
Been quite a while as well
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lockton2skipper
U19 Debutant
been coming a long time this. loved freddy. no allrounders in county cricket any where near his standard.
Sanz
Hall of Fame Member
That says a lot about England's batting than Flintoff's batting talent.
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As many have said, not a surprise, but a shame.
There are some weird bits in Cricinfo's My favourite Flintoff moment - particularly this one from Dale Steyn.
There are some weird bits in Cricinfo's My favourite Flintoff moment - particularly this one from Dale Steyn.
That's hardly unique insight from a fellow player, is it? I think we all had a fair idea Flintoff was a reasonably popular bloke. Why did they ask him?
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Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Haha awesomeShane Watson fan^
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Interesting article:
Andrew Flintoff's retirement: Another final farewell to a fine self-promoter | Cricket Features | Global | Cricinfo.com
Yes, there's a sadness that comes with the passing of a career that, in its pomp, embodied everything that is wonderful about sport at the highest level: the guts, the athleticism, the outrageous skill - particularly when cranking up the pace in the 2005 Ashes with a hint of reverse-swing to complement his bruising line of attack. But above all in Flintoff's case it was his down-to-earth qualities that endeared him to the nation. He became the people's champion precisely because every man in the country saw shades of themselves in his journey from the pub to the pedestal (and ultimately to the pedalo).
But equally, there's only so much applause that can be milked for any one performance, and right now, five years on from his defining hour, Flintoff is milking it ... bad. If he does go on to do the pantomime season - and Ladbrokes are already offering odds of 2-1 that he does - it can only be hoped there's a bloke waiting in the wings with a shepherd's crook to hoick him offstage at the curtain-call. Great performance and all that, Fred, but our hands are sore from clapping. Could you, please, just go now? (The answer to that, incidentally, is no ... despite the finality of today's announcement.)
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But why then does his retirement leave so many so cold? Perhaps it's not true for the wider sporting public who still revere him, but those who've watched him at close quarters for the majority of his career baulk at the man he's become in recent years. Like cricket's version of David Beckham, Flintoff's undoubted gift for his chosen sport has been superseded by a penchant for self-promotion - to such an extent that the myth is now of greater significance than the fact, or indeed the stats.
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Too many of Flintoff's final moments have been of this look-at-me variety, whereas the Fred of old cared more about how his efforts impacted on the wider team performance. When he announced his retirement on the eve of the Lord's Test last summer, for instance, eyebrows were raised about his thunder-sealing timing. And similar criticisms were voiced at The Oval today, even as a tumultuous climax to the County Championship was being contested at Flintoff's alma mater, Old Trafford. It may well be the case that he got the bad news from his doctor a day earlier, and wanted to vent it at the first opportunity, but it's hard to believe it was a coincidence.
Andrew Flintoff's retirement: Another final farewell to a fine self-promoter | Cricket Features | Global | Cricinfo.com
Yes, there's a sadness that comes with the passing of a career that, in its pomp, embodied everything that is wonderful about sport at the highest level: the guts, the athleticism, the outrageous skill - particularly when cranking up the pace in the 2005 Ashes with a hint of reverse-swing to complement his bruising line of attack. But above all in Flintoff's case it was his down-to-earth qualities that endeared him to the nation. He became the people's champion precisely because every man in the country saw shades of themselves in his journey from the pub to the pedestal (and ultimately to the pedalo).
But equally, there's only so much applause that can be milked for any one performance, and right now, five years on from his defining hour, Flintoff is milking it ... bad. If he does go on to do the pantomime season - and Ladbrokes are already offering odds of 2-1 that he does - it can only be hoped there's a bloke waiting in the wings with a shepherd's crook to hoick him offstage at the curtain-call. Great performance and all that, Fred, but our hands are sore from clapping. Could you, please, just go now? (The answer to that, incidentally, is no ... despite the finality of today's announcement.)
...
But why then does his retirement leave so many so cold? Perhaps it's not true for the wider sporting public who still revere him, but those who've watched him at close quarters for the majority of his career baulk at the man he's become in recent years. Like cricket's version of David Beckham, Flintoff's undoubted gift for his chosen sport has been superseded by a penchant for self-promotion - to such an extent that the myth is now of greater significance than the fact, or indeed the stats.
...
Too many of Flintoff's final moments have been of this look-at-me variety, whereas the Fred of old cared more about how his efforts impacted on the wider team performance. When he announced his retirement on the eve of the Lord's Test last summer, for instance, eyebrows were raised about his thunder-sealing timing. And similar criticisms were voiced at The Oval today, even as a tumultuous climax to the County Championship was being contested at Flintoff's alma mater, Old Trafford. It may well be the case that he got the bad news from his doctor a day earlier, and wanted to vent it at the first opportunity, but it's hard to believe it was a coincidence.
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