Former England all rounder Ian Botham believes Andrew Flintoff should still be vice-captain and ready to step in as skipper if Michael Vaughan fails to make the first Test against West Indies starting on Thursday. Vaughan is a major doubt after breaking his right middle finger playing for Yorkshire last week.
Flintoff, who captained England's failed Ashes defence in Vaughan's absence in Australia, was sacked as vice-captain after a drink-fuelled escapade during the World Cup in the Caribbean.
"The new coach may have changed his mind but Flintoff was removed from the position of vice-captain in the Caribbean," Botham told Reuters at the launch of his new book "My Illustrated Life" in London. "In my opinion that was wrong because the guy did well in Australia in very trying circumstances and managed to win a couple of one-dayers.
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