I am interested to find people's opinions on who is the better allrounder - Andrew Flintoff or Ian Botham .
Ian Botham in his peak single handedly won Test Matches for England both with bat and ball. But Freddie is not far away as he showed in the last Ashes series . I guess only time will tell, if Freddie surpasses Ian Botham . Botham in the last few years of his career was pretty poor and struggling and was picked because England selectors had no others to go to. Also Botham as a Captain struggled badly and had to be relieved of his Captaincy , which does not seem to be an issue for Freddie who lead England remarkably in India to secure a 1-1 draw and despite his detractors over the Lords Test is doing a pretty good job as a Captain .
There is no doubt Freddie's emergence as a brilliant all rounder had a lot to do with England reclaiming the Ashes after a very long Gap.
So what does everyone else think ?
Ian Botham in his peak single handedly won Test Matches for England both with bat and ball. But Freddie is not far away as he showed in the last Ashes series . I guess only time will tell, if Freddie surpasses Ian Botham . Botham in the last few years of his career was pretty poor and struggling and was picked because England selectors had no others to go to. Also Botham as a Captain struggled badly and had to be relieved of his Captaincy , which does not seem to be an issue for Freddie who lead England remarkably in India to secure a 1-1 draw and despite his detractors over the Lords Test is doing a pretty good job as a Captain .
There is no doubt Freddie's emergence as a brilliant all rounder had a lot to do with England reclaiming the Ashes after a very long Gap.
So what does everyone else think ?
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