ntender than that moment in the 2005 Ashes series when Andrew Flintoff bent down and offered a consoling hand to Australia’s Brett Lee. The article concludes: “These findings support the hypothesis that individual workload and playing style can place additional strain on a player’s body. Instead, this version of MLS needs him to play the part of a party grandee, which is bad news for all involved. At the national level, this charade will continue because he fits perfectly with Bruce Arena’s get-the-band-back-together ethos.