No. 8: Andrew Flintoff
The allrounder in the former Australia captain's Ashes XI: the star of England's 2005 Ashes win
Ricky Ponting
13-Jul-2015
"He saved his best cricket for the Ashes. I like those sort of competitors that stand up in the big series and perform for their team. He did it with bat and ball and was always the go-to guy for that very powerful English team of the mid- and late 2000s"
Stats
Batting
OVERALL: Matches 79 Innings 130 Runs 3845 Average 31.89 100s/50s 5/26
ASHES: Matches 14 Innings 27 Runs 856 Average 34.24 100s/50s 1/6
OVERALL: Matches 79 Innings 130 Runs 3845 Average 31.89 100s/50s 5/26
ASHES: Matches 14 Innings 27 Runs 856 Average 34.24 100s/50s 1/6
Bowling
OVERALL: Matches 79 Innings 137 Wickets 226 Average 32.78 5/10 3/0
ASHES: Matches 14 Innings 24 Runs 43 Average 36.11 5/10 2/0
OVERALL: Matches 79 Innings 137 Wickets 226 Average 32.78 5/10 3/0
ASHES: Matches 14 Innings 24 Runs 43 Average 36.11 5/10 2/0
Who would be the bowling allrounder in your Modern Ashes XI?
0 votesAndrew Flintoff
Brett Lee
Graeme Swann
Stuart Broad
Shane Warne
Best performance
68 and 73, 3 for 52 and 4 for 79 in Birmingham, 2005
Flintoff the allrounder was at his peak in the 2005 Ashes and he was imperious in that famous Test at Edgbaston. He hit six fours and five sixes in a 62-ball 68 and then took 3 for 52 as England gained a 99-run lead. In the second innings, Brett Lee and Shane Warne had England at 75 for 6, but Flintoff's vital 73 set Australia a competitive 282 to win. Justin Langer got an inside edge onto his stumps, and Ricky Ponting was set up to offer an outside edge. Flintoff returned to remove Jason Gillespie with a yorker and had Warne out hit-wicket - with Australia still needing 62. England narrowly won the Test by two runs, with Flintoff the Man of the Match in one of the greatest matches of all time.
Flintoff the allrounder was at his peak in the 2005 Ashes and he was imperious in that famous Test at Edgbaston. He hit six fours and five sixes in a 62-ball 68 and then took 3 for 52 as England gained a 99-run lead. In the second innings, Brett Lee and Shane Warne had England at 75 for 6, but Flintoff's vital 73 set Australia a competitive 282 to win. Justin Langer got an inside edge onto his stumps, and Ricky Ponting was set up to offer an outside edge. Flintoff returned to remove Jason Gillespie with a yorker and had Warne out hit-wicket - with Australia still needing 62. England narrowly won the Test by two runs, with Flintoff the Man of the Match in one of the greatest matches of all time.
Trivia
Andrew Flintoff is the only England player to score more than 400 runs and take 20 wickets in an Ashes series.
One of cricket's modern greats, Ricky Ponting captained Australia in 324 matches and scored over 27,000 runs