No, UAE don't play tests. But they are a full member of the ICC and could easily play England in the limited overs cricket world cup (although the last time they qualified was 1996).
I agree with Chizz. Flintoff rules himself out not just with this post, but with his entire plan to become cricket's highest paid freelance mercenary.
As Michael Atherton wrote in The Times the other day, we are talking about "a cricketer no longer wedded to the notion that cricket is a team game''.
A good move for Freddie but he won't be playing any kind of cricket for some time - recuperation from his knee operation is expected to rule him out of playing for nine months. During that time what's he supposed to do? Sit at home and do nothing to keep Torygraph readers happy? He could have taken the incremental central contract on offer to him which would enable him to keep earning, but it's possible that he may never play cricket again at international level again, and it's extremely likely that if he does it'll only be for a couple more seasons. This enables ECB money to be spent elsewhere - perhaps on developing the game, or on an up and coming cricketer like Joe Denly who'll have more need of it than someone at the end of his career who in any case is already extremely wealthy.
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I didnt knot Uea had a team
They have played One Day Internationals, since 1994.
I agree with Chizz. Flintoff rules himself out not just with this post, but with his entire plan to become cricket's highest paid freelance mercenary.
As Michael Atherton wrote in The Times the other day, we are talking about "a cricketer no longer wedded to the notion that cricket is a team game''.
All rather sad.