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Freddie - I'm ready
England talisman Andrew Flintoff has urged the selectors to name him in the side for next week's first Test against New Zealand.
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Christopher Grathwohl says...
Freddie is just as ready with the bat as say, Vaughan, Collie, Cook, not sure if Bell has been playing so I can't name him, but add that Freddie is also the best Pace bowler in England. So why should Freddie not be selected in the Test Team? You can say that anyone of the aboved named players is one knock away from form with the bat. Freddie knows what is a stake beter then anyone else, he is the one who has gone through the operations and also knows how his ankle has felt when it hasn't worked. So how can all these other people know better? If Freddie says he is fit and pain-free then I would bet the farm he isn't lieing just to get into the team. Now as far as getting injured, which player doesn't face the threat of injury when playing? if Vaughans knee anymore stable? at least Freddie can run, lets face it watching Vaughan chase down a ball is at best time consuming. Collie obviously has something wrong with his shoulder, it has been a problem since the end of the 20/20 in South Africa. I donot care who has won what, as a selector you have to put the best players on the field regardless of the competition, otherwise it spreads the wrong impressions in the team, not to mention it beliddles the opposition and 99% of the time fires them up. Siddy and Freddie with the new ball is intimidating to any starting pair, anywhere!
Posted 00:31 10th May 2008
Craig Mcmullen says...
Get Him In:Simple As And on who to drop jimmy inconsistent Anderson the 1 who is brilliant then very bad i herd colly is a doubt if so Freddie will take his place you wont him back to his 2005 ashes form just hoy him in at the deep he likes a challenge if he does get in just watch Also Vaughan needs to start scoring some runs or he could be the next to get the axe
Posted 19:20 9th May 2008
Oli Williams says...
Freddie is not ready! I could not justify picking him in the side as an all-rounder, as to be fair at the moment he is seriously struggling with the bat, two first ballers in the cc this season. I don't question his ability with the ball he is ready to be put in the side as a bowler but with his injury history can you have a front line bowler with such a sizeable question mark hanging over his head. I think get the batting sorted, which I don't doubt he will and get him fired up for SA or the next ashes! The other question is who would you drop to fit Fred in, not Jimmy, Broady or Sidebottom nor an all-rounder?
Posted 11:05 9th May 2008
Wayne Gorrett says...
...sorry, Freddie, we're not ready for you.
Posted 10:29 9th May 2008
Hermes Solomonides says...
i think freddie will come good with his batting this summer. there is no doubt that his bowling is good enough, Flintoff is one of the most consistent seamers in the world, when he is not injured. Flintoff is the kind of batsman that can take a game away from you. all he needs is a bit of confidence and a good knock
Posted 09:39 9th May 2008
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