JAIPUR, Oct 20: England captain Andrew Flintoff on Friday described his bare-chested shirt-waving episode on his team's 2002 tour of India as “ten seconds of madness”.

“It was embarrassing to be honest,” Flintoff said ahead of his team's crucial Champions Trophy match against Australia here on Saturday.

“It was 10 seconds of madness. I think the series was hinged on the final over, but it is not something I am going to do again. I got a bit of stick in the dressing-room,” said the England captain.

Flintoff did not please the purists when he celebrated his team's five-run victory over India at Mumbai in February 2002 by taking off his shirt. The win also helped England square the one-day series 3-3.—AFP