Fletcher didn't expect the controversy

Former England coach Duncan Fletcher is sensitive to criticism of his candour and fears it might overshadow his record, writes Donald McRae in the Guardian.

Fletcher is brutally clear in regard to Flintoff's drinking. His behaviour in Australia was just one of many incidents, reaching its lowest point with the player's dunk in a pedalo during the World Cup earlier this year. Fletcher says he supported Flintoff until then. "I think my loyalty was shown by a serious situation [in Australia] where I thought: 'No, let's keep this quiet and just get on with it.' But then in the book I had to directly link that situation to the Fredalo affair because you think, 'No, enough's enough. I've been really let down here."