Strauss confident of Freddie for Ashes

Andrew Strauss has confirmed he is confident that Andrew Flintoff will be available to play for England in the third Test of the Ashes at Edgbaston on Thursday (July 30th).The home side captain said that the all-rounder had "recovered well" and the medical team are "pretty confident" he will be fit enough to play. He commented: "He's absolutely determined to play in these last three Test matches and it will take something pretty dramatic for him not to take the field on Thursday."Flintoff is suffering from a problem with his knee and has remarked that he intends to retire from Test match cricket after the Ashes due to the accumulation of damage he has sustained in his career. Strauss also stated that Ian Bell will replace the injured Kevin Pietersen and will bat at number four. The Warwickshire player is currently 6/1 to make a first innings century at Edgebaston with 888Sport(Go to 888sport »). Betdaq(Go to Betdaq ») has England at odds of 4/1 to win the third Test.

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Posted on:- 28/07/2009 - 12:00 PM
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