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He dismissed the notion his side looked tired against limited opponents, even though they only had eight substitutes, including two goalkeepers, when they could have named 11.

Until recently those two standards were more often seen on different sides of the debate about Scotland's future.

Wales take on Thomas Tuchel's side off the back of a disappointing friendly defeat by Canada in September, yet still have a good chance of qualifying for next summer's World Cup in North America.

Fatima Sana's side had only won three matches at a World Cup and were heavily beaten by Bangladesh in their first game at this tournament last week.

Flintoff is also the head coach of the England Lions development side and his results at the Superchargers alongside England white-ball captain Harry Brook - his first full-time first-team coaching position - have been impressive.