Fletcher: Flintoff was in such a state

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The revelations come in Fletcher's new autobiography, which had widely been expected to lift the lid on the 5-0 Ashes debacle of 2006-07 and the disastrous World Cup campaign that followed.

Fletcher, writing in 'Behind the Shades', which is being serialised by the Daily Mail, said: "Flintoff was in such a state he could not throw properly. He had to pass the ball to the bloke next to him to do so."

He added: "I was fuming and stopped the practice early. Remember - this was the England captain in this state. I had to calm down and think what to do."

Fletcher revealed he seriously considered dropping Flintoff but eventually decided against it to avoid negative publicity.

He added: "What it meant was that when the 'Fredalo' nonsense occurred six weeks later, during the World Cup, there was no way Flintoff could escape censure."