Flintoff ready to take out his anger on Aussies

England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff plans to take out the pent up frustration on Australia during the Ashes.

Angry with himself for yet another disciplinary transgression,England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff plans to take out the pent up frustration on Australia during the Ashes starting Wednesday.

Flintoff had missed a team bus during a weekend trip to Belgium recently which had upset the England management. Flintoff himself is no less unhappy with his conduct but has vowed to make amends by tormenting Australia with both bat and ball.

8220;I8217;m angry with myself for messing up again,but I8217;ll make sure I take it out on Australia. I don8217;t need any further incentive to perform for England in the Ashes. But I am determined to try to make what happened in Belgium a distant memory,8221; he said.

8220;I hope we can all move on and that this will not be something that affects our Ashes build-up,but it8217;s something for which I have held up my hand and said sorry,8221; Flintoff added.

Flintoff said he is determined to leave behind the episode and put all his energy to help England win back the Ashes.

8220;I made a mistake and I apologised to all concerned,and though I8217;m not going to go into what I said,my apology was sincere. The best thing I can do now is try to put the incident behind me and focus all my energies on what8217;s ahead,8221; Flintoff said.

8220;I truly believe we are capable of winning back the Ashes and I8217;m excited by the prospect,8221; he said. Flintoff also said that verbal showdowns with Australian players would be unavoidable during the Ashes.

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8220;At some point during the series,it8217;ll go off for a little while. There8217;s an unwritten rule,no personal attacks 8211; there8217;s no place for that in the game 8211; just random abuse. Some of the stuff that8217;s gone on in the past is the funny stuff,8221; he said.

8220;Shane Warne,who is an unbelievable competitor,used to make himself heard and make himself known,but he does it in a way which is acceptable and competitive,8221; he added.

Flintoff said those with fragile temperaments will be targeted the most during the high-voltage series. 8220;If you don8217;t think it8217;ll have any bearing on how the batsman or bowler plays,you say nothing. It8217;s the ones where you think you can get the edge where you carry on a little bit.