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This is an archive article published on March 8, 2006

Freddie warns against complacency

Englnd captain Andrew Flintoff was confidence personified when he took on the media after a 8216;8216;good session8217;8217; at the nets...

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Englnd captain Andrew Flintoff was confidence personified when he took on the media after a 8216;8216;good session8217;8217; at the nets with his boys at the PCA Stadium here today. Flintoff straightaway declared that he will look to win the second Test here and his side was capable providing him the 1-0 lead in the series.

8216;8216;The pitch should offer more bounce, pace and we have a decent attack to go one-up,8221; Flintoff said. He, however, added that his team needed to maintain the 8220;good show8221; it had put up so far and not allow complacency to creep in.

8216;8216;As long as we stick to our gameplan, we should be all right. We can8217;t be complacent at this stage of the series,8221; he said. About his team, Flintoff stated 8220;it is a young side, lads have been doing great and they have shouldered the responsibility very well.8221;

The three debutants of his team also received some praise from Flintoff, who is captaining the side in the absence of Michael Vaughan. Flintoff said that he would not allow captaincy to curb his natural game and would continue to do things the way he had always done. 8220;I have been given the job for a few weeks and will do things the way I have been,8221; he said.

Asked if the Sourav Ganguly controversy was helping his side, Flintoff said 8216;8216;it is not.8217;8217; 8212; Sandeep Narayan

 

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