Has Fletcher sold his box?

Duncan Fletcher has moved to quash rumours that he was selling his cricket box following the tour of Australia.

It had been suggested in pubs and clubs throughout the land that the England coach would seek to cash in on his box, wait for it, because he hadn’t showed any signs that he had any bollocks of late.

This may sound harsh, and I appreciate what Fletcher has done for English cricket, but bringing back Flintoff as Captain is just the latest desperate example of his inability to take risks.

Freddie has just started playing well, so to shoulder the burden of leading England again is crazy.

The country needs a free and firing Flintoff to stand any chance on the field. Captaincy is restrictive, and frankly Freddie is as unimaginative in the field as he was in his autobiography.

Andrew Straus is England skipper elect, although Michael Vaughan remains the most natural and capable leader.

Fletcher should show some balls, give Straus a go, and stop making the same mistakes over and over again.