Australian clubs want Flintoff

“Get Freddie,” writes Mark Fuller in The Age .

25-Feb-2013

“Get Freddie,” writes Mark Fuller in The Age.

"That was the catchcry within Australian cricket yesterday as state associations and their clubs salivated at the prospect of injured England all-rounder and captain Andrew Flintoff using a stint in Australian grade competition to improve his chances of playing in this summer's Ashes series."

The Sydney Morning Herald runs an AAP report with Ricky Ponting warning his side about wanting the Ashes too badly.

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Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo