10 players who ended their career with an Ashes series

#5 Andrew Flintoff (2009)

Andrew Flintoff

For a player who averaged 31 with the bat and 32 with the ball in Tests, people would tell you that he was a decent all-rounder. But the hype and the attention Andrew Flintoff managed to gain was simply due to his sheer ability to inspire England against all odds. He had the ability to turn games quickly with both bat and ball.

Flintoff played his first Ashes (in 2005) only 7 years after his Test debut. And he was one of the main reasons why England could regain the Ashes for the first time since 1987. He had a wonderful series – 402 runs at 40.2 and 24 wickets at 27.29!

Unfortunately, Flintoff played only in 3 Ashes series’ as his career was crippled with a series of injuries. But he managed to surmount the energy for a final burst as he played an important role when England regained the Ashes in 2009 and pulled down curtains on an impactful career.