The Surfer

April 30, 2006
Posted on 04/30/2006 in Commentary
The burnout issue

Burnout is fast becoming the hottest topic in cricket. Read Stephen Brenkley's discourse on it in The Independent.


Ian Botham echoed the thoughts of a nation by indicating that Andrew Flintoff had to be given proper rest, if not wrapped in cotton wool for most of the summer. Botham was rightly concerned about one player - anyone who saw Flintoff towards the end of the India tour was witnessing a body on the verge of rebellion - but he was fairly late to the general debate.

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