Friday, 24 April 2009
Freddie Injured Again
Andrew Flintoff is injured again and needs to have knee surgery. Of course there will be a lot of fuss and some serious questions asked of the ECB, namely: ‘Should Andrew have gone to the IPL’. For me it’s irrelevant. Andrew Flintoff is a professional cricketer; he plays cricket for money. If he was not playing IPL cricket he would probably be playing for Lancashire... and with more workload. The real worry for Freddie is that he needs another operation. The media quite often treat operations as if they are trivial. Cutting people open and chopping bits off is never trivial and can cause unexpected complications. The ECB say Andrew will be out for three to five weeks and will be back for the ICC World Twenty20 in June. Personally I just hope Andrew will be ready for the Ashes – England doesn’t have a chance without him. Get well soon Andrew.
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Do you think the England selectors will pick BOTH Bell and Vaughan for the 1st Test?
They may do if the number 6 spot is now up for grabs. On the other hand if Flintoff isn't fit for the Ashes, perhaps they could take the bold approach and use Rashid as a 5th bowler, and prepare spinning pitches.
On the subject of Flintoff, the test side tend to get better results without him.
Danny, I had not even considered that possibility, we will make a selector out of you yet. With Harminson of course ... I wonder if Hoggard is going to get a recall.
The problem is the bowling attack looks little better than county standard without Fred.
I hope for England's sake that he does come back. I don't really like either team much, but I would like the Ashes to be competitive.
The injury could be a blessing in disguise. He gets to sit out the WI series, where he probably won't be able to injure himself further in the meantime.
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/sport/sport-headlines/flintoff-to-miss-ashes-hiding-200904271728/
Classic :)
:D
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