1. QUOTE from:
    Freelance Fred opts to chase game's riches
    View quote in context »
    The acceptance of an increment contract does not make a player an ECB employee (as a central contract does) but they are offered guidance and advice about how often they should play. Flintoff said: "I am grateful to the ECB for all the financial support they have given me to help in my rehabilitation. I have moved to Dubai because I believe it will help in that and their decision to pay for Dave Roberts' continued expertise to aid my recovery has been invaluable." How long they do so, of course, must be doubtful. Full Article at The Independent
    I am grateful to the ECB for all the financial support they have given me to help in my rehabilitation. I have moved to Dubai because I believe it will help in that and their decision to pay for Dave Roberts' continued expertise to aid my recovery has been invaluable.
    Andrew Flintoff – Andrew Flintoff SOURCE: The Independent 3 months ago
All quotes from:
Freelance Fred opts to chase game's riches
  1. One of the things I want to pursue more than anything is playing in different worldwide locations
    SOURCE: The Independent 3 months ago
  2. We have read Andrew Flintoff's statement and obviously there is a lot to digest in it for the ECB. Therefore we won't be commenting further until we have considered it.
    SOURCE: The Independent 3 months ago
  3. I was flattered to receive the offer of an incremental contract from the ECB, which I wasn't really expecting, but at this stage of my career I don't think I need to be told when to play and when to rest. I am 31, I have played international cricket for 11 years and know my body's capabilities.
    SOURCE: The Independent 3 months ago

Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. Actor Daniel Day-Lewis poses for a portrait in New York, in this November 15, 2009 file photograph. Day-Lewis received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Comedy or Musical Actor for his role in "Nine". Nominations were announced December 15, 2009.
  2. Actor Michael Stuhlbarg poses during a photo call at the Rome Film Festival in this October 22, 2009 file photograph. Stuhlbarg received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Comedy or Musical Actor for his role in "A Serious Man". Nominations were announced December 15, 2009.
  3. BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 15: Local campaigner Ray Egan dressed as John Bull joins workers outside Cadbury as they and their union Unite launch a campaign to protect the company's independence on December 15, 2009 in Birmingham, England. The historic confectioner is facing a hostile bid from food company Kraft. Workers and members of the union Unite held a meeting today and urged shareholders to resist selling up and to keep the company in British hands.
  4. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (C) and Business Secretary Peter Mandelson share a light moment as representatives from car manufacturer BMW deliver an electric car, a Mini E, for ministers to use, at 10 Downing Street in London December 15, 2009.
  5. LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 15: Actress Diane Kruger poses during the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards nomination announcement held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on December 15, 2009 in Los Angeles , California.
  6. MADRID, SPAIN - DECEMBER 15: Queen Sofia of Spain (R) and Vietnam First Lady Tran Thi Kim Chi (C) visit El Prado Museum on December 15, 2009 in Madrid, Spain.
  7. DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 15: Saleh Zaal during a portrait session on day seven of the 6th Annual Dubai International Film Festival held at the Madinat Jumeriah Complex on December 15, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
  8. Actors Zooey Deschanel (L) and Joseph Gordon-Levit are shown in a scene from the film "(500) Days of Summer"" in this undated publicity photograph. The film received a Golden Globe Award nomination as best comedy or musical film as nominations were announced December 15, 2009 in Beverly Hills.
  9. LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 15: Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Philip Berk (L) and actress Diane Kruger pose during the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards nomination announcement held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on December 15, 2009 in Los Angeles , California.
  10. LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 15: Actress Diane Kruger poses during the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards nomination announcement held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on December 15, 2009 in Los Angeles , California.
  11. Jose Serra, governor of Brazil's state of Sao Paulo, speaks during the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 15, 2009.
  12. England's Andrew Strauss reacts after batting during a cricket training session before the First Test against South Africa at Centurion Park, Gauteng December 15, 2009.
  13. A demonstrator carries a Solidarity trade union flag, during a protest, in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday Dec. 15, 2009. Thousands of workers from the Solidarity trade union marched in the Polish capital to demand government protection for industrial jobs. The workers rallied Tuesday in front of Prime Minister Donald Tusk's office in central Warsaw, carrying the white and red flags of the Solidarity trade union, blowing on horns and setting a pile of tires on fire.
  14. Sian Goodenough, right, the fiancee of Lance Corporal Adam Drane, is seen through the windows of a hearse carrying his coffin, draped with the Union Flag, through Wootton Bassett, England, after his body was flown back from Afghanistan Britain, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. Drane, 23, was killed at a checkpoint in Afghanistan's restive Helmand Province on Dec. 7. He was the 100th British soldier to die this year in Afghanistan, a grim milestone that renewed debate over Britain's role in the country.
  15. Sian Goodenough, the fiancee of Lance Corporal Adam Drane, reacts as his coffin is driven through Wootton Bassett, in England, after his body was flown back from Afghanistan to Britain, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. Drane, 23, was killed at a checkpoint in Afghanistan's restive Helmand Province on Dec. 7. He was the 100th British soldier to die this year in Afghanistan, a grim milestone that renewed debate over Britain's role in the country.
  16. Sian Goodenough, the fiancee of Lance Corporal Adam Drane, reacts as his coffin is driven through Wootton Bassett, in England, after his body was flown back from Afghanistan to Britain, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. Drane, 23, was killed at a checkpoint in Afghanistan's restive Helmand Province on Dec. 7. He was the 100th British soldier to die this year in Afghanistan, a grim milestone that renewed debate over Britain's role in the country.
  17. People gather near a crater caused by a bombing in Dera Ghazi Khan in Pakistan on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. A suicide car bomb exploded in a market close to the home of a politician in Pakistan's most populous province Tuesday, killing more than 20 people and wounding 70 others.
  18. Governor of the US State of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, delivers his speech, at a side event at the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. Schwarzenegger said that world policymakers do not have to choose between a clean environment and economic growth. Schwarzengger added "we've proved that over and over again in California."