Andrew Flintoff surgery has him in doubt for Ashes

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The latest injury news must have English fans tearing out their hair and dressing in sackcloth as Andrew Flintoff is now having surgery on his ankle that will have him sidelined for 12 weeks. That will have him return to fitness just before the Ashes if at all. Even if all does go well, he'll lack match fitness and the grumbly English ex-players are beginning the doomsday predictions. Even Australians will be disappointed if Flintoff doesn't tour (I'm very much hoping Australia win the toss and bat in Brisbane so I can watch Flintoff and Harmison steam in during the first session). When you're missing one of the modern game's superstars, cricket is the loser. But to a much greater degree, England will be the loser and big time. At this rate, they're looking at the possibility of missing Flintoff, Vaughan and Jones - three of the vital cogs in the machine that won the Ashes last year. It makes you realise just how extraordinary it was for England to only field 12 players over a 5 Test series. It also makes you wonder at the state of Australian cricket when the one and only time England field a fit team, we lose the Ashes.

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Posted by JC on Mon 24 Jul

2 comments

Hey don't you worry Freddie will be just fine ready for the ashses! Seriously though I hope its not a repeat of 2002-2003 as who wants to see a land slide, even if it is your team that wins, we all want to see a great series that matches up to the excitment and tension of last summer!

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Posted by okbl on 2006-07-24 06:21:10

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