This is plainly NOT fair!!!!

[Ernest]

Originally Posted by Rachael

media frenzy created around the series of revelations that included (but was far from limited to) Freddie's personal contribution - it's commonplace and references of this type should NOT be reduced to something more literal.. or else all contextual meaning is lost!

Can you prove any of that Rachael? - I think not.

There is no doubt in my mind that Vaughan was talking about Flintoff when he used the word "Fredalo", or why did he deny it if he was talking in general terms?,

When Flintoff was questioned about this earlier today, Flintoff said " me and Vaughan go back a long way" - "time it was all over", and saying he would play under Vaughan.

But at no time did Flintoff say that he did not believe Vaughan was talking about him in particular, Flintoff was talking in generalities so as not to rock the boat IMO.

What possible motive could Vaughan have had for bringing the pedalo affair up, even if he was talking about all thoses who partied?, why not let sleeping dogs abe.

Vaughan must have had a motive to bring this matter up, and than to deny he ever did.

the title of this thread says it all.

As an also - Flintoff said he did not NEED this operation, he COULD have played on at 80%, but wanted to be able to bowl his 88/90MPH.
That was the reason for the operation.