Boozing Freddie Flintoff proves he hasn't lost his touch... not off the pitch, anyway

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Downing shot after shot of liqueur, and staring bleary-eyed on his way to the bar, clearly the 29-year-old England cricketer has some way to go.

Freddie drank bottles of beer and necked shots of the lethal, 35 per cent alcohol Jagermeister liqueur

Days after his team was eliminated from the World Cup being held in the Caribbean, the Lancashire-born star was centre of attention during a night out at the Piano Bar in Holetown, Barbados, at the weekend.

Accompanied by friends and his wife Rachael, Flintoff - nicknamed Freddie - drank bottle after bottle of beer alongside shots of 35 per cent-strength Jagermeister liqueur.

"He was having an absolute ball," said one onlooker.

"He was out till nearly 4am, drinking Jagermeister bomb cocktails and thoroughly letting his hair down.

Beery-eyed : Flintofff chatted to a fellow nightclubber

"Rachael stuck to water as she kept a concerned eye out for her husband. Freddie was pretty well behaved and not at all rowdy. But he certainly didn't look too concerned by England's-woeful World Cup performance."

Flintoff, who was awarded an MBE following England's 2005 triumph in the Ashes, is now holidaying in the West Indies following his side's elimination from the one day tournament.

As well as a disappointing performance in the Caribbean - he scored just 97 runs in eight innings - the sportsman also showed himself up off the pitch.

Another round, please: Flintoff waiting to order at the bar

When England lost their opening match to New Zealand - Flintoff scored a first ball duck - the former captain broke the team's midnight curfew, going clubbing until the early hours of the morning.

The evening culminated in Flintoff having to be rescued by hotel staff after he clambered into a pedalo and got stuck out at sea.

Speaking shortly after the incident, dubbed "pedalogate", he said: "I'm ashamed and embarrassed.

"I've got to show this is the end of these sorts of incidents. I know it will take time to regain people's trust."

On this evidence, he may well be right.