Ashes - Flintoff: Collingwood must be dropped

 

Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has called on the selectors to be ruthless and drop Paul Collingwood in favour of Eoin Morgan.

Collingwood has struggled for runs in the Ashes while Morgan has not played any part in the series which has seen England retain the urn. But Flintoff, who was forced to retire from international cricket last year because of injury, has backed one-day specialist Morgan to make his mark in the longer form of the game.

"I know people bang on about not changing a winning side but if England want to become the best side in the world they have got to be ruthless," Flintoff wrote in his column in the News of the World.
"Colly has been a brilliant servant for English cricket and is well liked by the management.
"This is England's chance to show there is no room for sentiment within their squad.

"Morgan is as mentally tough as anyone I've seen emerge recently. He's got the million dollar shots but they're so finely tuned he cuts out a lot of risk.

"There's a bit of the Kevin Pietersen in his ability to improvise and make risky shots look simple and he is as cool as they come under pressure."