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Article: Don't write us off says stand-in skipper.
- Article from:
- The Star (Sheffield) (Sheffield, England)
- Article date:
- March 14, 2006
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ENGLAND captain Andrew Flintoff insists his young side will continue to be a challenge for India in the Test series despite going behind in Mohali.
Flintoff's men have fought valiantly in the absence of four of the Ashes-winning side to dominate the drawn opener in Nagpur and hold their own until the fourth evening of the second match at the Punjab Cricket Association's HQ.
Some may consider defeat in the three-match campaign - which would result in India replacing England in second place in the ICC rankings - as inevitable.
But Flintoff, who inherited the leadership from Sheffield's Michael Vaughan during a chaotic week which also included the ...