In praise of Flintoff

Not very often does a player making a comeback after a long layoff do so in such great style.

In his first series after injury, Flintoff topped, both, the bowling and batting averages. Quite an achievement for a guy who wasn't even in the picture at the start of the series. So how many of you had Flintoff as your Trump Player at the start of the ODIs? I had him in my team as a Trump Player as soon as he made a comeback.

It's a different matter that I didn't get the rest of my fantasy team composition right, but at least I didn't run out of transfers during the course of the ODIs. Not that bad an achievement considering I had none left after only two of the four Tests.

All this to say, it makes sense to pack your fantasy teams with all-rounders for the ODIs. As always the Tests are a completely different cup of tea. Something to keep in mind when we meet again for the next fantasy series.