Freddie Flintoff is England captain once more……oh dear! Despite the brutal lessons dished out by the Australians over the last few months it is clear that the selectors have learned little when it comes to captaincy selection.

Flintoff is a world class cricketer. On his day he is arguably the leading allrounder alive, but his destiny as a great skipper does not await.

England secured their most recent victory with Vaughan as captain and Flintoff on form with the bat. The latter being England’s salvation in a match they won in the most wobbly of fashions. Whilst it was a delight as an England fan to see Freddie get a decent score in a winning game, I fear his form is at risk the moment that the Kryptonic rock of captaincy is chained around his neck.

With Vaughan’s geriatric legs having blown another, albeit different piston, an opportunity had been created to give Strauss another turn at the helm. Where captaincy diluted Flintoff’s potency I sense that it may well have been the catalyst for Strauss’s form to re-ignite.

Alas, for this game at least we shall never know.