Flintoff wants to sing. Professionally

my respect for him has gone down. How can anyone be that good at cricket like singing better!?? I’m near damn hopeless and would sooner play cricket naked in the snow in front of 100,000 then sing in the damn shower.

OMG noooo freddie cant sing he cant give up cricket he is the best england have!!!!
monique
xooxxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo LUV KP xooxoxoxoxoxxoxoxo

“Are today’s cricketers dabbling in the murky world of Football-esque extravagance?”

As long as his performances on the pitch are up to scratch, why is it an issue that he has a daft haircut and wears jewellery? Frankly, he can wear lipstick and false eyelashes as far as I’m concerned.

Maybe you young whippersnappers don’t remember the times when we had no middle-order batsmen worthy of the title?

Elaborate on what? The middle-order batsmen comment? Yes, I probably should have said more, but I hate it when comments get long and out of control…

I don’t know about anyone else, but I used to watch Tests a few years ago, and once our top three (often not even three) got out against decent opposition it was often the case that I’d end up burying my head to avoid watching the middle-order capitulate like lemmings. It didn’t always happen – but it certainly happened often enough to be memorable. Particularly against the Aussies. Ian Bell is a perfect example of the kind of thing I’m thinking of. He was brilliant – on fire – up to the Ashes, and failed almost completely to show that kind of form. It’s like a mental block. At least with KP and Freddie at 5 and 6, you at least sit there thinking ‘well, one of them will do something special’. And they did pretty much every time. I honestly think we need a bit of flamboyance in there somewhere, and if it doesn’t get the rest of the team’s backs up (which it hasn’t seemed to so far) then who cares about the bling?

jx

“what’s wrong with cricketers these days?”
Its not all cricketers!! Just the you Poms!

Jess “As long as his performances on the pitch are up to scratch, why is it an issue that he has a daft haircut and wears jewellery?” Certain peoples’ eyes are very sensitive; they hurt every time they catch a glimpse of a dodgy hairstyle. Other people have got sensitive digestive systems – if they have just tuned in to watch a game of cricket after having fine cuisine of lunch, watching a daft hairstyle for them can lead to a range of mild to moderate gastro-intestinal disorders, including vomiting. Something like a mullet or skunk therefore is potentially dangerous.

Re: Flintoff … very amusing.

Sorry for being so selfish, but does this mean he too might pull out of England tour to Pakistan, isn’t there any show on BBC called Strictly Come Singing? Would he be eligible to participate in EURO Vision Singing Contests or whatever those programs are called, I’ve heard about them before from England fans. Anyway, I cannot comment, I’ve never heard Andrew sing before; although I know he’s a bit of a classical man as far as his musical tastes are concerned, likes listening to Radio 2, so could be interesting. It’ll be a great loss to world cricket, but you never know, he might well in the end make a decent enough singer.

Definately, watching the Australians for those senstive tummy / eyed people is by no means easy task, but it helps that Dizzy Gellispie is no longer in the team. Also, helmets aren’t just useful inventions for batsmen and close in fielders, but also for those sensitive cricket fans.

A helmet ensures that you will be exposed to the sight of skunk only when KP takes his one off, it ensures that most if not all of Shane Watson’s flashies will also remain unvisible to the human eye. However there is less guarantee for the senstive stomach-ed people, if the helmet unfortunately goes off just after lunch/tea/quick snack …then there isn’t much hope.

These days the cricketers have an interest in many things other than cricket, but i dont think it should be taken negatively .
But the idea of freddy singing is absolutely absurd