LONDON, Sept 27: Ashes hero Andrew Flintoff insists England cannot afford to rest on their laurels when they come up against Pakistan and India. The Lancashire all-rounder, the Professional Cricketers’ Association’s Player of the Year, insists both he and England still have plenty to prove before they can claim to rank as the world’s best after beating Australia.

“Pakistan is going to hold new challenges,” Flintoff told Sky Sports News. “Having played against Australia, it was hard, and I’m sure Pakistan is going to be equally hard.

“We’re going out to the sub-continent, playing under different conditions foreign to ourselves, and I feel I’ve got something to prove on the sub-continent.

“I went out to India a few years ago and I’ve been to Sri Lanka, and did alright. But I’d like to do well in other parts of the world, not just England.”

“We’ve got to beat Pakistan and India. They are two very hard sides to beat at home, so we are not going to get ahead of ourselves.

“Pakistan will be a really tough tour followed by India, who have got an impeccable record at home, so we are going to have to play really well to compete.—AFP