After drinking in a nightclub, and needing to be rescued after falling off a pedalo, Flintoff was dropped from the England team and stripped of his vice-captaincy. He told a press conference that he was "embarrassed and ashamed". Talk to young people about the humiliation he might be feeling.
This is not the first time that Flintoff has been warned for drinking on tour. Players use the word "Freddied" to mean drunk. Do young people think it will happen again?
Ian Botham, a past cricketing hero, says the big mistake is getting caught. Do young people think some people should be allowed to bend the rules provided no-one knows? What are their views of the fans who grassed up the drinkers to tabloid newspapers?
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