It's a great photo of sportsmanship not a great sporting photo.
Australia just lost a very very close test match in the 2005 Ashes series. Flintoff's first reaction after taking the final wicket was not to jump up and down and to gloat, it was to go to the valiant batsman (Brett Lee - who is in fact was a bowler) to commiserate and applaud his heroic effort to save the game. Elevted Flintoff to level of genuine sportsman.
Australia just lost a very very close test match in the 2005 Ashes series. Flintoff's first reaction after taking the final wicket was not to jump up and down and to gloat, it was to go to the valiant batsman (Brett Lee - who is in fact was a bowler) to commiserate and applaud his heroic effort to save the game. Elevted Flintoff to level of genuine sportsman.