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Clarke's Edge Off Flintoff — Cardiff 2009 Ashes

England vs Australia

8 July 2009

Michael Clarke nicked Andrew Flintoff to Matt Prior in a clear caught-behind but umpire Rudi Koertzen gave it not out. Clarke survived to help Australia save a famous draw, with the last pair lasting 69 balls.

#michael clarke#andrew flintoff#cardiff
🏏Serious

Clarke's Edge Off Flintoff — Cardiff 2009 Draw That Saved Australia

England vs Australia

8 July 2009

Michael Clarke edged Flintoff to Prior in Australia's second innings but umpire Billy Doctrove gave it not out. Clarke's survival allowed Anderson and Panesar to famously bat out the final 69 balls for a draw.

#michael clarke#andrew flintoff#cardiff 2009
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Shoaib vs Flintoff — 100mph vs England's Warrior, Pakistan 2006

Pakistan vs England

20 January 2006

Shoaib Akhtar targeted Andrew Flintoff with express pace throughout Pakistan's 2006 home series against England — the first between the countries on Pakistani soil in 13 years. Their duel — cricket's fastest bowler against England's most physically imposing batsman — was one of the great individual battles of the mid-2000s era.

#shoaib akhtar#andrew flintoff#multan 2006
🏏Serious

Flintoff Survives LBW — Edgbaston 2005

England vs Australia

4 August 2005

During his famous 68 in England's second innings at Edgbaston in 2005, Andrew Flintoff survived LBW appeals that replays suggested were out. England won by just 2 runs — the narrowest possible margin — making every reprieve Flintoff received potentially match-deciding.

#andrew flintoff#edgbaston#2005 ashes
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Flintoff's LBW Reprieve — Edgbaston 2005, Two Runs That Changed the Ashes

England vs Australia

4 August 2005

Andrew Flintoff survived at least one LBW appeal during his crucial second-innings 68 at Edgbaston — ball-tracking later suggested the ball was hitting the stumps, but the pre-DRS umpire gave it not out. Flintoff's innings powered England's total and set up a historic two-run victory that turned the 2005 Ashes.

#andrew flintoff#edgbaston#2005 ashes
Serious

Flintoff Consoles Brett Lee — Cricket's Most Iconic Sporting Gesture

England vs Australia

2005-08-07

After England won the second Ashes Test by 2 runs — the narrowest Ashes victory in history — Andrew Flintoff walked to Brett Lee, who sat dejected on the pitch, knelt beside him and consoled him. The photograph became cricket's most iconic image of sportsmanship.

#andrew-flintoff#brett-lee#edgbaston
Serious

Andrew Flintoff's 2005 Ashes — The Greatest All-Round Series Performance

England vs Australia

2005-09-12

Andrew Flintoff made 402 runs and took 24 wickets in the 2005 Ashes — joint Man of the Series with Shane Warne — in a sustained all-round performance that defined the series and England's first Ashes win in 18 years.

#andrew-flintoff#2005-ashes#england