Former England cricket star Andrew Flintoff believes England lost out on cricketing genius when Phil Neville chose a football career instead. Andrew Flintoff believes Phil Neville could have gone on to become a cricketing greatFlintoff played alongside the former Man United player in Lancashire's age-group sidesBut Flintoff believes former England international Phil could have reached the heights of cricket's great names of the past had he chosen to follow his love for cricket. 'He [Phil Neville] was a year older than me and he was a cricketing genius,' Flintoff told talkSPORT. And Flintoff believes Phil could have gone on to reach the heights of Sachin Tendulkar'He was a quick bowler and he got offered a contract at Lancashire - I think £2,500 was the wage - or go play at United. 'If you listen to Gary, Gary was the best cricketer that every walked the earth,' Flintoff continued.

Source: Daily Mail April 15, 2020 17:50 UTC