After turning down the incremental contract that was offered by the ECB Andrew Flintoff should not be allowed to play for his country again. It has become clear that money and not cricket is now his number one priority. Good luck to the bloke and he deserves any financial opportunities that might come his way. But please let us not have a ridiculous situation where the player picks and chooses the one day games and tournaments he is interested in participating.
When the ECB felt Kevin Pietersen was getting too big for his boots they were not having any of it. The same treatment needs dishing out to Flintoff. He either wants to play for his country or he does not. If he wants to earn lucrative sums from bungee jumping, extreme ironing, or television then he has no business being a member of the England squad. His inclusion would be an insult to his fellow players and a slap in the face of every England supporter.
He has been a hugely influential player for a number of years but not any more. These days Flintoff is a spent force. In the Ashes, he delivered one major bowling performance of any note. This only served to aggravate more injury problems and he was virtually a passenger for the rest of the series. The same thing happened in the West Indies. Domestic clubs around the World are willing to spend huge sums of money on Flintoff. They should give him a contract based on appearances because he will probably miss more games through injury than he plays.
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Flintoff is having the problem of injuries for the past couple of years. So he decided to retirement form the test cricket, but he will play ODI matches.
I have a feeling that he may even struggle to stay fit for limited overs cricket.
Shame, pity we could not clone him.
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