Bettingchoice correctly predicts Flintoff as Man of the Series

Not only was a truly remarkable summer of cricket, it wasn't too bad either for those following the advice to back Andrew Flintoff to be named man of the Ashes series at a whooping 20/1. James Millman had the following to say about the allrounder before a ball was bowled in the Tests. If as expected in my main preview, England do make this Ashes a highly competitive contest, there is one player who must play his best. That man is Andrew Flintoff, who since the start of 2004 has averaged 46.81 with the bat and 23.83 with the ball.It is these world-class allrounder statistics that makes the 20/1 on offer for Flintoff to be player of the series slightly baffling. Granted, Australia are the odds-on favourites, which is reflected by six of the players at the top of the list. Nevertheless, this English side are a quality Test outfit and have a decent chance of finishing the series at least on level terms. And if it does happen, it is inevitable the England number six will have scored vital runs and taken crucial wickets.402 runs and 24 wickets in five matches were more than sufficient to capture the award. The 1.5pts advised bet at 20/1 with VCBet returned a 30pts profit. It is now surely only a formality that Flintoff wins Sports Personality of the Year.