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[The_General]

He does excite the crowd though and he seems to perform in the big games!

I have to give him some credit and i still think that he has time to prove himself - comparisons to Botham perhaps when he has completed and illustrius career!

[saadadvanced7]

well, they both did something similar for their country, they both won the ashes for england. Garry Sobers says that flintoff is better and i would say he is better because he is young and can accomplish a lot more then botham. the other thing about being young is that he might deteriorate as he gets older and maybe his great form will go down. so maybe its a bit too early to judge flintoff just yet. lets see how he is in another 3 or 4 years. then we'll be able to judge him.

[saadadvanced7]

Yea, that's true. Flintoff got off to a slow start but he's improving now and he's really doing a great job for England. Botham got off to a great start but when he was made captain of england he started deteriorating. And as his career came to a close he had gotton worse.

[danielcraig]

yes Flintoff is better then botham.Flintoff must learn to manage the different situations, when is the right time to bowl himself and when is the right time to hold back.

[O Dogg]

I don't agree to be honest.
Botham is a legend, and although he could himself be contraversial, he was a superb all round cricketer.
I personally don't think Flintoff comes anywhere near Sir Ian Terence Botham!!

[ming]

I am quite taken up with your style.