| | Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Andrew Flintoff |
 | | In the summer of 2005, Andrew Flintoff established himself as England's greatest allround cricketer since the days of Ian Botham, producing a succession of wholehearted and inspirational performances to reap 402 runs and 24 wickets in five Tests, and carry his team to glory in arguably the greatest Ashes series of all time. |
 | | It was a performance that reverberated around the globe, and propelled Flintoff to the sort of superstar status that his many admirers had always believed was within his grasp, but had often despaired of him ever achieving. |
 | | His demeanour after the 5-0 thumping was in stark contrast to the beer-fuelled celebrations 16 months earlier, although he atoned in part by leading England to a surprise victory in the subsequent one-day CB Series, after being handed back the captaincy by the injured Michael Vaughan. |
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