Andrew Flintoff quite literally made a splash at the Cricket World Cup ahead of England’s group game against Canada on March 18, 2007.
The all-rounder, then 29, was famously involved in a drunken escapade with a pedalo that cost him the England vice-captaincy.
Here, 13 years on, the PA news agency looks at the bizarre events in St Lucia dubbed “Fredalo”, and how Flintoff rebuilt his reputation both on and off the field.
Andrew Flintoff was an Ashes hero in 2005 (Chris Young/PA)
Andrew Flintoff was out of sorts at the 2007 Cricket World Cup (Rebecca Naden/PA)
So how does the pedalo come in?
A pedalo is pulled ashore near the England team hotel in St Lucia during the 2007 World Cup (Rebecca Naden/PA)
Who was he trying to see?
TV pundit Ian Botham was commentating at the 2007 Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean (Mike Egerton/PA)
The next day
England coach Duncan Fletcher was furious with Flintoff’s behaviour (Rebecca Naden/PA)
Restoration on and off the pitch
Andrew Flintoff became a TV personality after his cricket career and is a host of BBC show Top Gear (Will Douglas/BBC)
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