Flintoff dropped

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Flintoff sacked as vice-captain, according to TMS.

 

[Timbo]

Flintoff sacked as vice-captain, according to TMS.

Is there an echo?!

Bit harsh really, just for falling of a paedo, I mean his sexual preferences shouldn't really come into it.

 

[Chesney Christ]

Apparently the other four on the p*ss with him were Ian Bell, Liam Plunkett, James Anderson and Jon Lewis. Will be interesting to see how Anderson and Plunkett bowl today with hangovers.... Bell didn't do much with the bat.

226-4 now after 45 overs - I'm sorry but that is f*cking sh*t. The Aussies would be passed 300 by now.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

The same chance we had when dickheads like Botham were in the team?

At least Botham rarely let England down on the pitch.Legend in my book.As for Flintoff......................

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Come on, cricketers on tour are famed for doing this sort of thing, especially in the West Indies. I don't think badly of any of the cricket played by Botham for, er, spending the night with a former Miss Grenadines or whoever it was, or Tuffnell for smoking dope, or Gower and Morris for divebombing a practice match in a Tiger Moth.

I don't think Flintoff should be captain, but that's nothing to do with this.

Oh, and Bopara's out.

 

[Chesney Christ]

Come on, cricketers on tour are famed for doing this sort of thing, especially in the West Indies. I don't think badly of any of the cricket played by Botham for, er, spending the night with a former Miss Grenadines or whoever it was, or Tuffnell for smoking dope, or Gower and Morris for divebombing a practice match in a Tiger Moth.

Did any of those things happen ONE DAY before a huge World Cup match which we must win? Not only was it a disgrace that they went out drinking after such an utterly abject performance against New Zealand, but they were still out until 4am Saturday morning, just over 24 hours before today's match. I'd imagine some of the players are probably still feeling the effects from Friday night. Its a disgrace.

 

[FalmerforAll!**]

252-6 ( 48.2 overs )

 

[Beach Hut]

279/6 after 50 overs

 

[Juan Albion]

Canada need 280 to win. Shouldn't be a problem for the Canadian team.


Providing, of course, that England bowl underarm wearing blindfolds, with a ferret down their trousers.

 

[Big Jim]

I can't help but think it could be alcholism possibly made worse from stress of being a captain last year.

So he may not be a well man. ?

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

I can't help but think it could be alcholism possibly made worse from stress of being a captain last year.

So he may not be a well man. ?

Christ on a bike, that's a bit of a sweeping generalisation. Perhaps he's just a very well paid sportsman in a hot country with a lot of other well paid sportsmen -- and was simply being an arse?

 

[empire]

utter twat imo,deserves to be sent home,idiot

 

[Big Jim]

Christ on a bike, that's a bit of a sweeping generalisation. Perhaps he's just a very well paid sportsman in a hot country with a lot of other well paid sportsmen -- and was simply being an arse?

Could be, but could also be a drink problem.

Booze is the route of all evil if you're a drunk.

He's been warned about it before from all accounts.

 

[Big Jim]

utter twat imo,deserves to be sent home,idiot

I agree. But of a cop out keeping him there.

Was listening to it on talk sport earlier. Heavy all day boozing less than 48 hours before a game. A pro athelete shouldn't be doing that.

 

[empire]

really has lost the plot,had the whole cricket world at his feet,but think he is on a slippery slope,hope he proves me wrong,but cant see it.

 

[Common as Mook]

slippery slope, alcoholism blah blah blah....

He's a very well paid sportsman in a hot climate and time to kill. He was an arse, has been punished, now let him get on with playing cricket.

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Could be, but could also be a drink problem.

Booze is the route of all evil if you're a drunk.

Hmmm. I got drunk last autumn and broke my arm trying to jump over a fence. I was off work for a week. Yes, it was quite a silly thing to do. But it doesn't mean I have a drink problem.

 

[Big Jim]

really has lost the plot,had the whole cricket world at his feet,but think he is on a slippery slope,hope he proves me wrong,but cant see it.

Agree, which is why I think he's got a drink problem.
Being warned about drunken conduct, then carrying on as if nothings happened. Nobody in their right mind would throw away the talent and oppurtunity's that he has had. Or the risk of losing the England Captaincy (if it comes around again)

 

[Tooting Gull]

Who's going to get the 'My Pedalo Hell' exclusive?

And I can't help feeling there's even more to this story. When the 'Restore Freddie' spin starts, Max Clifford will come up with some ludicrous tale about how he rushed to the aid of a team-mate being attacked by a Great White shark armed only with a cricket bat and a box. National hero once again, everybody happy.

 

[Big Jim]

slippery slope, alcoholism blah blah blah....

He's a very well paid sportsman in a hot climate and time to kill. He was an arse, has been punished, now let him get on with playing cricket.

He's been warned about it a few times before I believe.

It could be either a Drunk or Arse, but it wouldn't surprise me if he turns out to be another Merson or George Best.