A huge man, but no beast

If there's anything you didn't know about Andrew Flintoff, read Simon Hattenstone's piece at The Guardian. You will no doubt be aware of most of it but there are some gems, not least from Bob Simpson:

Simpson says Flintoff was "pretty cuddly" at that time but he thinks the size thing has been overemphasised.

"He was a huge man, but he was no beast ... he moved beautifully."