{"id":86984,"date":"2025-08-22T07:47:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T07:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/86984\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T07:47:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T07:47:19","slug":"andrew-flintoff-photo-with-brett-lee-in-2005-ashes-edgbaston-test-video-what-did-he-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/86984\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Flintoff photo with Brett Lee in 2005 Ashes, Edgbaston Test, video, what did he say"},"content":{"rendered":"

The famous photo of Andrew Flintoff consoling a distraught Brett Lee following the 2005 Ashes Test at Edgbaston has become one of cricket\u2019s defining images.<\/p>\n

Australia was within touching distance of a miracle win in Birmingham when, with three runs needed for victory, England bowler Steve Harmison dismissed Australian tailender Michael Kasprowicz, caught behind by wicketkeeper Geraint Jones for 20.<\/p>\n

England won the match by two runs, ultimately sealing the unforgettable series 2-1.<\/p>\n

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Amid the English celebrations, Flintoff walked over towards the devastated Lee, who was hunched over on the crease, and offered his Australian rival a handshake and a pat on the shoulder.<\/p>\n

Lee had made 43 not out and batted for 99 minutes. It wasn\u2019t enough.<\/p>\n

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Flintoff\u2019s act of sportsmanship has been celebrated in the 20 years since \u2014 but often overlooked is what the former England captain uttered to Lee at the time.<\/p>\n

According to several accounts, Flintoff joked in the years since that he told Lee: \u201cThat\u2019s one-all, you Aussie b*stard.\u201d <\/p>\n

England’s Andrew Flintoff consoles Australian Brett Lee. AFP PHOTO\/ALESSANDRO ABBONIZIOSource: News Limited<\/p>\n

However, this may have been an embellishment. Asked for verification in 2021, Lee admitted his memory of Flintoff\u2019s exact phrasing was hazy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t remember, I honestly can\u2019t remember what he said,\u201d Lee told Fox Cricket<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve spoken to him (Flintoff) about it. He said something along the lines of, \u2018You cheeky little bugger. I\u2019ll catch you inside for a cold beer.\u2019 It was quick and bad luck with a slice of cheekiness about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked again about the iconic moment by The Daily Mail<\/a> this week, Lee confessed: \u201cThat (bastard comment) might have been thrown in there.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, what Flintoff said has never been verified. Quizzed about the moment in 2018, he explained: \u201cWe\u2019d just beaten them and he\u2019d done really well and I like Brett Lee and he was crying.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said, \u2018Mate, this is embarrassing \u2026 you\u2019ve lost, it\u2019s cricket, nobody cares, the trophy\u2019s (tiny), f***ing get over it \u2013 it really does not matter\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regardless, the photo still is used by the International Cricket Council to promote the spirit of cricket.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a great gesture from him and his character,\u201d Lee continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt sums up Andrew Flintoff. He plays really hard, tough cricket. As soon as the game is done, he wants to enjoy his teammates or his opponents he\u2019s played against. The respect level was there.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe could have been off celebrating with his teammates \u2013 which he did after \u2013 but he came over first to console me and make sure I was OK. That sums up Andrew Flintoff and a great fella\u2026 That\u2019s a great reason why you play sports, because of those moments.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m proud that it is the Spirit Of Cricket photograph they use. So it should be.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The famous photo of Andrew Flintoff consoling a distraught Brett Lee following the 2005 Ashes Test at Edgbaston…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":86985,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[64,63,740,85],"class_list":["post-86984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cricket","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}