Flintoff said he and some others were against resuming the tour but were pressurised into agreeing by the ECB. "The ECB told us about the money they would lose by not playing the Test series and they emphasised the impact that would have on cricket in England, on county cricket and grassroots cricket. Basically they were telling us that if we went home some lad in Preston might not be able to play cricket" Flintoff writes in the book. Full Article at The Hindu