England Deny Flintoff Speculation
Cricket: England have quelled rumors that Andrew Flintoff has already been ruled out of the Sri Lanka Test series.
England acted today to quell speculation that Andrew Flintoff had already been ruled out of the Sri Lanka Test series, insisting that no decision will be taken until after the one-day series.
Fears for Flintoff's future flared up yet again after a source close to him suggested that the all-rounder was "frustrated and worried" and that they would "look anywhere on the planet for help".
The ECB's chief medical officer, Nick Peirce, traveled to Amsterdam with Flintoff last week for yet another assessment of a chronic ankle condition that has required three operations.
Flintoff pulled out of the one-day series in Sri Lanka a fortnight ago amid widespread conjecture that he would not be fit to return at the earliest until the New Zealand tour early next year. England's coach, Peter Moores, promised then that there would be no gamble on his fitness to get him ready for the Sri Lanka Test series in December.
"Nothing whatsoever has changed," said an ECB spokesman yesterday. "Andrew Flintoff has not been ruled out of the Sri Lanka Test series at this stage. We are naming the Test squad at the end of the one-day series and we will address these issues then."
Fears for Flintoff's future flared up yet again after a source close to him suggested that the all-rounder was "frustrated and worried" and that they would "look anywhere on the planet for help".
The ECB's chief medical officer, Nick Peirce, traveled to Amsterdam with Flintoff last week for yet another assessment of a chronic ankle condition that has required three operations.
Flintoff pulled out of the one-day series in Sri Lanka a fortnight ago amid widespread conjecture that he would not be fit to return at the earliest until the New Zealand tour early next year. England's coach, Peter Moores, promised then that there would be no gamble on his fitness to get him ready for the Sri Lanka Test series in December.
"Nothing whatsoever has changed," said an ECB spokesman yesterday. "Andrew Flintoff has not been ruled out of the Sri Lanka Test series at this stage. We are naming the Test squad at the end of the one-day series and we will address these issues then."
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