Praise-u-son
This is what Steven Harmison had to say on the eve of a long-dreaded Fred-less Test for the Englishmen against formidable Pakistan:
‘I can be replaced, everybody else can be replaced. But, at this moment in time, Fred (Flintoff) can’t be replaced because we haven’t got anybody else in the country who can bat at six, bowl at 90 mph and stand at slip. I don’t think you’ll ever replace that.”
Some English bloke had once rephrased Steven’s surname as ‘Harm-u-son’ to create more effect in his entry for a caption contest last year. Guess he must be digging a grave for himself after this awesome gesture.
Even for a person as used to high praise as Andrew Flintoff must be of late, that beautiful thought from a peer must have pride of place adorned in frames of gold on some wall in the Flintoff household supporting most things dear to Andrew.
On Harmison’s generosity, this was perhaps the second best thing he could ever do to boost the morale of friend Freddie and also for the English team that needs Flintoff back.
Anyone wondering what I think to be the best? He has already done it for Christ’s sake - he bowled that last ball of the Edgbaston Test last year!
