PETER HAYTER

Old pals’ act: But both Steve Harmison and Andrew Flintoff have endured dark times away from cricket
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In the bar of the England team hotel, Steve Harmison and his best mate Andrew Flintoff are necking the beers as if they have decided the only way to prove that their just-completed achievement in finally beating Australia to win the 2005 Ashes has not been just a dream is to guarantee titanic hangovers the next morning.
From time to time, Fred breaks off in mid-sentence, apologises for the interruption, then slowly arcs his clenched right fist f...