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London: Andrew Flintoff is not the lone Englishman in Duncan Fletcher’s book and the former England coach has panned Ian Botham for being a bad influence on “Freddie.” In Fletcher’s ‘Behind the Shades’, which is being serialised by Daily Mail, the cricketer-turned-coach recalled how he had approached Botham before his first tour as England coach, to South Africa in 1999-2000 and how the relationship worsened. “Get rid of all the guys like Atherton, Caddick and Tufnell,’ he told me. ‘Why?’ I asked. ‘Because they’re too old, rather go with youth,’ he replied. “Who then?’ I asked. ‘Graeme Hick and Robin Smith.’ ‘But hold on they are the same age,’ I replied in exasperation. ‘But they are different,’ he said. Unbelievable,” Fletcher wrote. And it was unfortunate that Botham’s view swayed everyone, including chairman of selectors David Graveney, Fletcher rued. “My relationship with Botham deteriorated over time, so much so that when I finished with England he did not even have the decency to come and shake my hand.” He also claimed that his wards had scant respect for Botham. He revealed that some senior players, including Kevin Pietersen, skipped a boating session because Botham too was invited. — Agencies
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