Fred eyes 2015 World Cup
London, Aug. 25: Victory in the Ashes series in his swansong Test was a perfect way to bid adieu to Test cricket and now Andrew Flintoff longs to end his one-day career on a similar high: by winning the 2015 World Cup.
“I want to play at the World Cup in 2011 and the one after that too. I’ve finished my Test career with an Ashes victory and I want to finish my one-day career with a World Cup win in 2015. That would be perfect,” Flintoff was quoted as saying by The Guardian.
The all rounder revealed how emotions overpowered him after playing the final Test of his career. “I admit I was tearful. All the lads were jumping around and I just sat there and it was a teary moment. I saw one of the Sky Sports cameras hovering round the dressing room and I thought, ‘no one’s seeing me crying’. I nipped into the toilets, gave myself a minute, got myself together and got on with the job of celebrating.”
Flintoff has asked his teammates to follow in the footsteps of arch-rival Australia and back their Ashes success with more wins if they desire to dominate world cricket.
“If lessons can be learned from the past, it’s that now is the time to try and dominate the world of cricket as a Test team,” Flintoff was quoted as saying in The Guardian.
“Enjoy this week, celebrate, get it out of your system and then move on, almost be Australia-like in the way that they’ve gone about it. They’ve won series in the past and they’ve continued to beat people,” he added.