Fraser gives Flintoff some advice

Jon Pierik writes in The Courier-Mail about Angus Fraser’s warning to Andrew Flintoff ahead of the Ashes.

"Flintoff's fitness will not have been confirmed when the England selectors sit down to make their decision [on September 12], but Flintoff is desperate to captain the side in Australia, and depriving him of that honour may be risky," Fraser says. "Whether Flintoff can handle all the attention that comes his way is another matter. The Australian public and media will make it their business to agitate and distract the allrounder and it will be interesting to see how he copes.

"Flintoff was given a glimpse of what might lie ahead when he played against Australia for the Rest of the World. He spent little more than a fortnight in Melbourne and Sydney but the constant attention he received nearly brought him to boiling point."