Do you think, on current form, Andrew Flintoff should be in the present England one-day international side? Or is he just keeping his place because England have no other options. He is neither producing the goods with either bat or ball and would have been dropped by most other nations by now!!
2007-04-10 07:15:36 · 21 answers · asked by dicko 3 in Sports ➔ Cricket
He's not the only one who should be out of that team
2007-04-15 22:57:05 · answer #1 · answered by Roscait 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Andrew Flintoff may not be doing any good so far but he always needs time to adjust. he is not keeping his place because England have no other options because England do have options. they could bring in another batsman and use collingwood more for bowling, but they will not drop Andrew at the moment because he is needed very much within the England camp. whether it is on or off the field. he is an ego- booster off the field and a very good fielder on the field, his batting may not be up to much but as long as he is taking catches England are fine
2007-04-12 04:31:21 · answer #2 · answered by nichola v 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Andrew Flintoff should remain in the team. He is always there to contribute either with the bat or the ball. Plus he provides England with a genuine pace option taking wickets and breaking partnerships when asked to bowl at specific times. His batting is a welcome sign whenever he gets going. He bats down the middle order so he shouldn't be expected to contribute much to the team total. It's the openers who need to do more of the run scoring and not guys down the order. Plus he is damn inspirational!
2007-04-16 16:42:00 · answer #3 · answered by tiger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can see where you are coming from.I personally reckon that he has been over-rated in the past.He is definitely a good ,economical bowler.He is the most accurate of England's pace attack.He doesn't quite have the pace now that he had in the 2005 Ashes series,maybe because of the ankle injury he suffered,but he is still reliable,a banker for his captain.
As for his batting,his tremendous strength means that when he is in form he will score heavily.The ball tends to disappear to the boundary. He is handicapped however by leaden footwork,which makes him vulnerable at the start of an innings.And by what I would call a lack of nous.He can't spot the slower ball,the wrong 'un or whatever,and therefore quite often gets out to soft dismissals.
You are right,England have no other options.There is no Craig White.Rikki Clarke is not good enough.So come on Freddy pull your socks up and earn your keep!
2007-04-14 16:40:25 · answer #4 · answered by livingstone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Andrew Flintoff is actually a good all rounder. However, unfortunately he is not in his form at present. Since England do not have enough bench strength they have no other option, but to carry on with Flintoff.
2007-04-10 16:18:45 · answer #5 · answered by vakayil k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are suggesting the same ineffective ploy used by most countries who drop important players when they are not doing too well. When you begin to do this you leave the team fragile and not setup well as they are constantly changing as some player will innevetibaly not perform.
Andrew Flintoff is not at his peak at the moment but he is not doing anything which i would say should result in his departure from the team. Keep him in the team it will boost his moral and the team members will perform better. Experience and practice will further help him.
His performance will pickup and you cannot just blame him, its a team sport most players have under performed and in this world cup most teams from other nations have under performed.
2007-04-10 14:25:53 · answer #6 · answered by katherine 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He should still be in the England side for even an out-of-form Flintoff is the best bowler they have. Okay, one down two to go. He is a better fielder than most of his team mates. And he is a better ODI batsman than their captain Michael Vaughan. So there you go. He is a jewel in their line up.
2007-04-18 02:27:49 · answer #7 · answered by Swarnendu Biswas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that in general our one day side is poor and we should have a total reshuffle, get some more big hitters in there. Flintoffs batting has been appalling, but his bowling has been fairly good I think, maybe if he was a tail-ender we could forgive him, but his form is dreadful, and if he doesn't recover something soon he should be dropped
2007-04-17 16:07:57 · answer #8 · answered by te_quiero_ms 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by being included in the team he will prove himself a capable player through practice. However this would also damage the team set up if a poor player remains the team for too long it weakens the squad. He should be assesed if he does not improve and then given a two/three match ultimatum to show vast improvemnet.
2007-04-10 14:40:31 · answer #9 · answered by zakali4u 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Admittedly, he is batting like a donkey at present, but he is still the most reliable bowler in the squad, the second-best fielder and a leader in the pavilion - not to mention th bar! There is nobody to replace him at present.
2007-04-10 14:38:22 · answer #10 · answered by ligoneri 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. It is traditional and a requirement by ECC law, that we have at least 1 drunk in the side. Seriously I would drop him. He gave his wicket away against Australia and his batting overall has been poor. But there isn't anyone who can bowl like him.
2007-04-10 14:57:18 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋