Flintoff fined after drunken boating incident
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If Vaughan gets injured again, you have to wonder if Freddie's lost the job of Captain to Strauss after this.
England's World Cup campaign
Flintoff sacked as vice-captain
Cricinfo staff
March 19, 2007
Andrew Flintoff: under the spotlight © Getty Images
Andrew Flintoff has been sacked as England's vice-captain and will not now take over the leadership in the event of an injury to Michael Vaughan. The announcement was made after Flintoff had been dropped for England's must-win World Cup encounter against Canada, after allegedly capsizing a pedalo at 4am in the morning after the defeat against New Zealand on Saturday.
"The England & Wales Cricket Board have announced that Andrew Flintoff will not be considered for the England captaincy should Michael Vaughan be injured at any stage during the World Cup," read a statement on the ECB's website.
Flintoff was one of several members of the squad to be fined for a "breach of team discipline" in the aftermath of that match, although the other players alleged to have been involved have been named in today's side. Ravi Bopara, the young Essex allrounder, steps into Flintoff's role for his second ODI, and first World Cup outing.
"Andrew Flintoff has been given warnings about his conduct and disciplined for previous incidents of this nature," said England's coach, Duncan Fletcher. "In light of this and due to the serious nature of the incident which he was involved in at the hotel on Friday night, we have decided to take further disciplinary action against him.
"Andrew has been made fully aware of the team management's concerns and the fact that the ECB considers this type of behaviour to be totally unacceptable. He will remain with the World Cup squad and be available for selection for our next match against Kenya.
"All players involved wish to express their sincere regret for the embarrassment caused to their team mates, the England supporters and the ECB."
England's management had initially refused to speculate on a report in Sunday's News of the World, under a back-page headline of "Sunk' n' Drunk - Freddie fined after pedalo booze shame", that stated that Flintoff had toppled into the water after a late-night drinking session at the Rumours Nightclub near England's team hotel in St Lucia. Fans who witnessed events contacted several British newspapers to tell them what they'd seen.
Nasser Hussain, Flintoff's former captain, praised England's management for their hard-line stance on Flintoff's antics. "There is a history to this story," Hussain told Sky Sports. "It is not the first time. In Australia he had three or four warnings about his drinking. The management felt enough is enough. At some stage you have to have some strong management, even with your best cricketer. Well done England for finally for having some strong management."
David Collier, the ECB's chief executive, was also severely critical of the England team's behaviour. "The conduct of the players who have been disciplined was unacceptable and falls below the high standards of behaviour required of England cricketers. We fully support the England team management's decision to deal with this issue promptly and fines levied on the players concerned will be donated to the Cricket Foundation's charity, Chance to Shine."
Flintoff sacked as vice-captain
Cricinfo staff
March 19, 2007
Andrew Flintoff: under the spotlight © Getty Images
Andrew Flintoff has been sacked as England's vice-captain and will not now take over the leadership in the event of an injury to Michael Vaughan. The announcement was made after Flintoff had been dropped for England's must-win World Cup encounter against Canada, after allegedly capsizing a pedalo at 4am in the morning after the defeat against New Zealand on Saturday.
"The England & Wales Cricket Board have announced that Andrew Flintoff will not be considered for the England captaincy should Michael Vaughan be injured at any stage during the World Cup," read a statement on the ECB's website.
Flintoff was one of several members of the squad to be fined for a "breach of team discipline" in the aftermath of that match, although the other players alleged to have been involved have been named in today's side. Ravi Bopara, the young Essex allrounder, steps into Flintoff's role for his second ODI, and first World Cup outing.
"Andrew Flintoff has been given warnings about his conduct and disciplined for previous incidents of this nature," said England's coach, Duncan Fletcher. "In light of this and due to the serious nature of the incident which he was involved in at the hotel on Friday night, we have decided to take further disciplinary action against him.
"Andrew has been made fully aware of the team management's concerns and the fact that the ECB considers this type of behaviour to be totally unacceptable. He will remain with the World Cup squad and be available for selection for our next match against Kenya.
"All players involved wish to express their sincere regret for the embarrassment caused to their team mates, the England supporters and the ECB."
England's management had initially refused to speculate on a report in Sunday's News of the World, under a back-page headline of "Sunk' n' Drunk - Freddie fined after pedalo booze shame", that stated that Flintoff had toppled into the water after a late-night drinking session at the Rumours Nightclub near England's team hotel in St Lucia. Fans who witnessed events contacted several British newspapers to tell them what they'd seen.
Nasser Hussain, Flintoff's former captain, praised England's management for their hard-line stance on Flintoff's antics. "There is a history to this story," Hussain told Sky Sports. "It is not the first time. In Australia he had three or four warnings about his drinking. The management felt enough is enough. At some stage you have to have some strong management, even with your best cricketer. Well done England for finally for having some strong management."
David Collier, the ECB's chief executive, was also severely critical of the England team's behaviour. "The conduct of the players who have been disciplined was unacceptable and falls below the high standards of behaviour required of England cricketers. We fully support the England team management's decision to deal with this issue promptly and fines levied on the players concerned will be donated to the Cricket Foundation's charity, Chance to Shine."
No need to wonder any longer then eh. 
And that is probably it for the Captaincy altogether, for a while anyway.
Where to go now though, Strauss showed he could do the job and well too. However he is not currently up for consideration in the one-dayers.
Colllingwood then you'd imagine.
And that is probably it for the Captaincy altogether, for a while anyway.
Where to go now though, Strauss showed he could do the job and well too. However he is not currently up for consideration in the one-dayers.
Colllingwood then you'd imagine.
We wound him up no end with the "Flintoff - feck Off" chants which prompted the shirt removal, football-style celebration in Bombay
He he
He he
He should be fecking ashamed of himself. We loose an important match, and he goes out on the piss as if he's celebrating!
I'd send him home now! Piss head obviously doesn't think this competition is very important.
All that adulation after the Ashes win as obviously gone to his head, thinks he can get away with anything, even acting like a prat.
Don't think we'd miss him that much, his bowling has been OK, but his batting has been abysmal.
I'd send him home now! Piss head obviously doesn't think this competition is very important.
All that adulation after the Ashes win as obviously gone to his head, thinks he can get away with anything, even acting like a prat.
Don't think we'd miss him that much, his bowling has been OK, but his batting has been abysmal.
Well to be fair to him...this competition isn't really that important is it