Andrew Flintoff Rumored To Be Fit For Final Ashes
Andrew Flintoff has been rumored to be fit for the final Ashes Test next week
. He missed the fourth test at Headingley however the selling on his knee had eased off when he saw the specialist on Monday.
England and Wales Cricket Board have said "subject to further rest and intensive treatment he will be available for selection."
If he makes the squad it will be his last bow before retiring from test cricket. Andrew Chandlet, Flintoff's agent, has said that he was fit to play in Leeds but was overruled by Strauss and England coach Andy Flower.
Chandler said he had "never see anybody as low" as Flintoff after the Lancashire star was told he would not be selected.
His knee had been examined by Andy Williams yesterday and he will be continuing to be monitored to make sure he can make one last appearance at the Test.
Before the second Test match he announced that he was going to quite test cricket due to injury problems. He has been a massive part of the England squad and took 5-92 on the final day at Lord's."He's still desperate to play in that final Test, but he realises he's got to be fit enough," Strauss said on Sunday. "Maybe he doesn't need to bowl 28 overs a day, but he's got to be able to bowl more than one spell and we felt for this game.
He was unable to do that. "Having had a couple of weeks break, hopefully he will be in better shape for The Oval." Harmison could be retained if they opt for outright pace and hostility on what is expected to be a hard Oval pitch, where the possibility of playing two spinners - with Monty Panesar joining Graeme Swann - has also been mooted.
Meanwhile, chairman of selectors Geoff Miller has defended the decision to omit Flintoff at Headingley.
"We had to guarantee that 'Fred' could do the job required to bowl the overs," Miller told BBC Radio 5 live.
"We'd been monitoring his injury day by day and the selectors felt that it was better that he didn't play in that game.
"Yes, he might have thought he was fit to do a certain job, but we had to work out whether he'd be fit to do a constant job, meaning bowl the amount of overs required to get the 20 wickets.
"We have to go on the medical advice. We know that Freddie's passionate to play for England, I accept that, but there are a lot of other ideals we have to work to, such as taking medical advice.
"If the medics say there's still a problem there, then we have to accept what their viewpoint is."
Flintoff was conspicuous by his absence from the England balcony for the duration of the Headingley Test, but Miller said there is no rift.
"Everything is fine with 'Fred'. No problems whatsoever," he said. "He knows the situation, he knows there's a problem there and we will monitor that day by day.
"The England side, when Freddie's performing to his maximum as we saw at Lord's, is a terrific side and it disappoints him when he's not playing."
by: Sarfaraz Khan
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