Adios Super Fred

Yesterday was a very surprising one with Andrew Flintoff the burly Lancashire all-rounder announcing his retirement from test matches after the on going Ashes Series.

Little did he knew at the start of the series that he will say what he said yesterday. But a string of ankle surgeries and knee operations, it was as the experts said was only a matter of time till he would be forced out of contention. No one ever thought such would be the price that the England lions would pay for utilising him time and again when they were looking down the barrel and almost everytime he delivered....but the repercussions were not that encouraging with him being in rehab for most of the times since 2005.

Not that he always helped himself up the ranks in the English side....keeping up with the bad boy image....but freddy showed a lot of maturity post his marraige to the beautiful Rachael who runs her own events company by the name of Strawberry Promotions.

All said and done this all rounder who played for 11 long years serving English cricket giving his very best everytime he walked the green patch must be defintely regretting having not being if not 'The Best' atleast 'One of the Best' Captains for England.

Test cricket fans will always miss the valor with which he weilded his willow and the fire with which he put his heart and soul in his bowling......

For now though he has to concentrate on the rest of the series. And how the whole of England would hope that he rambles on and roll presses the aussies.....

His teammates would also give their best to win the series....would there be a more fitting good bye for SUPER FREDDIE FLINTOFF.......