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Captaincy is something you get better at through experience. You've got to trust your instincts.

Andrew Flintoff

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Andrew Flintoff
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: December 6
Boxer
Cricketer
Television Presenter
Freddie Flintoff
Instinct
Trust
Experience
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Something
Captaincy
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