While were celebrating....

[Dave Cooper please]

I could watch this all day,

[Havencheese]

He really is a legend and this is coming from me, a convict who these days has more of a soft spot for a Windies test team revival. Who knows they might pass us Aussies soon. A lot of Australian cricket fans identified with Freddy, he had that Border era mongrel in him on the field.

[bilsim]

Truly excellent cricket. Ponting is like a rabbit in the headlights.

[Villan For Life]

What an over, a great test in a wonderful series.

[robbo1874]

He really is a legend and this is coming from me, a convict who these days has more of a soft spot for a Windies test team revival. Who knows they might pass us Aussies soon. A lot of Australian cricket fans identified with Freddy, he had that Border era mongrel in him on the field.

Most of the Aussies I know can't stand him, but tend to focus more on his off-field antics e.g. The pedalo incident in the west indies. At least that's what they tell me, I suspect they are just a bit jealous of us having a Larrikin type player that would Have been right at home in their side

[OzVilla]

That second ball to Ponting was a belter, had him feeling forward when he really didn't want to be getting forward.  Had real doubt in his mind from that moment on.

When you consider what a superb player of fast bowling Ponting was, to get worked over like that really is something quite special.

[paul_e]

That Freddie Flintoff was one of the most destructive bowlers of all time, it's a shame that we didn't see that one a lot more often.  He could've gone down in history in the same category as Botham and Kallis but he never quite got the consistency with bat or ball to reach that level.

[The Left Side]

lovely

[Villan For Life]

That Freddie Flintoff was one of the most destructive bowlers of all time, it's a shame that we didn't see that one a lot more often.  He could've gone down in history in the same category as Botham and Kallis but he never quite got the consistency with bat or ball to reach that level.

As much as I loved Freddie as an inspirational England cricketer, I do question whether his lifestyle contributed to his lengthy absences through injury/recovery.

[Ads]

Found it!

Here you go '.

Yes, yes, I am a cock.

[Dave Cooper please]

Found it!

Here you go '.

Yes, yes, I am a cock.

Guilty as charged.

[paul_e]

That Freddie Flintoff was one of the most destructive bowlers of all time, it's a shame that we didn't see that one a lot more often.  He could've gone down in history in the same category as Botham and Kallis but he never quite got the consistency with bat or ball to reach that level.

As much as I loved Freddie as an inspirational England cricketer, I do question whether his lifestyle contributed to his lengthy absences through injury/recovery.

There's probably a number of factors, he could go from great to average within a session, with Bat or ball, he could be playing fantastically well and then just drop.  Always seemedto be a concentration thing, he switched off when it all felt easy.

I guess I'd question his attitude more than anything.  I love Freddie and I think he's one of the stand out players of his generation but he's another in a long list of sportsmen who could've been more, English sport in particular is prone to getting people to the verge of greatness and then seeing them fall.