An interesting thought.
Of course, from Botham, ANY criticism of Freddie's antics would be totally hypocritical, given what he's got up to in the past. His antics make Freddie's look like schoolboy errors!
There is the argument that they are away a long time, and need to cool off. Fair enough, but when you're in the middle of the group stages, having just lost your first game, you don't go out and do what Flintoff's done.
Yes, there were other players with him, but to go out to sea when you've been drinking for hours is foolish.
Plus, it's allegedly his third or fourth official warning, so it's not the first time.
When you represent your country in sport, you do have to behave with a little more thought.
Letting your hair down is one thing, behaving irresponsibly is another.
It's not a big thing, and in the light of what else has happened today, it pales into insignificance, but you've got to let the buck stop somewhere. The England management have handled this perfectly acceptably, and, arguably, Bopara has provided more with the bat then Freddie has done for a while...
