Bidding starts in Australia for expensive Freddie Flintoff.Byline: ANI London, Oct.14 (ANI): Former England Test all-rounder Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff's declaration that he is keen to play in Australia is likely to spark a fierce inter-state bidding war for cricket's freelance gun for hire. In an expansive interview to the Daily Telegraph, Flintoff said: "I'm hoping to play more for Lancashire and in the Indian Premier League  This article or section contains information about a sporting event or team. . Another ambition is to play in an Australian domestic
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Flintoff has joined Australia's Andrew Symonds Andrew Symonds (born 9 June, 1975, Birmingham, England)[1] is an Australian cricketer of West Indian heritage who moved to Australia with his parents, after they adopted him, when he was three months old.[2] Symonds is a right-handed batsman. in becoming a freelance short-game player when he rejected a second-tier contract from the England Cricket Board. The man they call Freddie is currently out of action after knee surgery but states are already lining up to secure his services as a Twenty20 player in the 2010-11 Big Bash competition. South Australia South Australia, state (1991 pop. 1,236,623), 380,070 sq mi (984,381 sq km), S central Australia. It is bounded on the S by the Indian Ocean. Kangaroo Island and many smaller islands off the south coast are included in the state. last night confirmed it was "aggressively pursuing" Flintoff and one of their key selling points was the relaxed lifestyle in Adelaide for Flintoff, his wife Rachael and young family. "We have made no secret of the fact that we are after Flintoff and we have already talked to him on several occasions," a SACA SACA South Australian Cricket Association SACA South and Central America (Travel) Association SACA Sexual Assault Crisis Agency SACA Support Agency Cooperative Agreement SACA Silverton Area Community Aid (Oregon) spokesman said. Queensland Bulls The Queensland Bulls are the Brisbane-based Queensland representative cricket team in Australia's domestic cricket tournaments:
It is believed Flintoff is seeking a two-year deal in Australia and he would be able to demand a base price of 120,000 dollars just for the Big Bash. That payment could be topped up by Cricket Australia, which would be just as keen to see Flintoff playing in Australia. Queensland Cricket boss Graeme Dixon confirmed the Bulls' interest in Flintoff but said they did not have a bottomless pit of cash. Other states such as NSW NSW New South Wales Noun 1. NSW - the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare Naval Special Warfare , which has already shown its liking for big-name international stars after recruiting Kiwi Brendon McCullum last season, are also likely to join the race to secure Flintoff. Flintoff has denied he has done anything wrong by snubbing the England cricket board's contract offer. "I'm comfortable in what I've done," he told The Guardian. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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