Though he lost his England place during 2001, he remodelled his bowling action and gained a place on the 2001-02 tour to India. in 2002 he scored his maiden Test century. He matched this haul in the Second Test against the West Indies at Edgbaston in July, hitting a first-class best figure of 167. Flintoff was named ‘Man of the Match’ and captain Michael Vaughan subsequently dubbed the match “Fred’s Test” in honour of his achievement. His achievement also won him the inaugural Compton-Miller Medal. His contributions with both bat and ball ensured that he was named as the player of the series, with many commentators seeing Flintoff as someone who not only worked better under the responsibility but was also viewed as a great influence of an inexperienced side, which included many debutants, such as Alastair Cook, Owais Shah and Monty Panesar.
