Paul Collingwood

Paul Collingwood

2006 Ashes were no booze cruise

Wed Sep 23 02:26PM

I haven't read Andrew Flintoff's quotes in full, but I am told he has likened the 2006/07 Ashes tour of Australia to a 'booze cruise', which surprises me. Again, I don't know the complete context of his remarks, but I can say that in all my time playing for England we have been very professional…More

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