CricFever (Free subscription) | yesterday
London, Nov.20 (ANI): England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff wants to play in tWO more World Cups after coming through a career-saving knee operation. Freddie has been told his recovery is going so well he can set his sights on the 2011 one-day bonanza and the 2015 tournament, by which time he will be 37, reports The Sun. “It [...]
More Than Balls (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
An online debate was sparked by Josh Pettitt in the Cardiff Journalism School newsroom which has spread across WordPress and Twitter flaming debate. The Greatest Sporting Icon of the Noughties is the issue, and personally I feel there is only one possible choice. Men such as Michael Schumacher, Lance Armstrong and Ricky Pointing have all been hugely successful since 2000. Though Michael Brown’s...
The Cricket Blog (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
After having two of my all time cricketing heroes, Darren Gough and Andrew Flintoff, either retire or hang up their boots from Test cricket I was still happy that my overseas favourite was still very much an international star. Now it may come as a surprise to you that my overseas hero is Brett Lee, [...]
CricFever (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Sydney, Nov 17(ANI): Australian skipper Ricky Ponting believes all rounder Shane Watson has the capability to become the world’’s premier all-rounder in the coming years. Ponting said that with England’’s Andrew Flintoff retiring from the international scene and South African Jacques Kallis” career almost coming towards its end, Watson has the [...]
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Andrew Flintoff has admitted it is unlikely he will be fit to take part in the one-day leg of England's tour to Bangladesh next year.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Andrew Flintoff says he is recovering well from knee surgery but concedes he is likely to miss England's winter tour to Bangladesh.
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Andrew Flintoff has all but ended any lingering hopes of his participation in the one-day leg of England's tour to Bangladesh next year, but the all-rounder's recovery from knee surgery is going well according to the man who performed the procedure.
Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Andrew Flintoff has been told his recovery is going well, in the first check up since his operation 12 weeks ago.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Brett Lee has been having discussions with his manager about the possibility of following Andrew Flintoff into Test retirement but continuing to play lucrative one-day and Twenty20 events.
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
It is 8.25 on Remembrance Day morning. Andrew Flintoff and Dave Roberts, head physiotherapist at his county, Lancashire, are waiting to meet Britain’s top knee specialist.
Sporting reflections (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
With the BBC Sports Personality of the Year (SPotY) awards now exactly one month away, here's how the odds on the identity of the winner of the main award have changed since I last posted on this subject nine weeks ago. Jenson Button 8/13 favourite (previously 7/4 joint favourite) Jessica Ennis 3/1 (7/4 joint fav) David Haye 4/1 (50/1) Andrew Strauss 16/1 (8/1) Ryan Giggs 20/1 (100/1) Andrew Flintoff...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Bangladesh have never beaten England but with Shakib-al-Hasan's input they probably will next time round Today, England play South Africa in the opening act of their gruelling twin-pronged, five-month winter tours. Of these prongs it's the first, the 11-match tour of the world's No1 Test-playing nation that has occupied the mind. "This is a huge series for us, playing the No1 side in the world,"...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
• England captain lied about catch, says Phillip Hughes' manager • Incident took place during second Test at Lord's The England Test captain, Andrew Strauss, has been accused of cheating by the manager of Phillip Hughes, the Australian opening batsman, following a disputed slip catch during the Ashes. Strauss dived forward at first slip to take the wicket of Hughes for 17, from the bowling...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
BARELY four months after Brian Lara's visit, the cricket fraternity is already bracing themselves for a possible visit by Andrew Flintoff, one of the most celebrated cricketers of this era.
Times Online (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Stuart Broad has not yet achieved the talismanic importance to the England team of an Andrew Flintoff, so the news that he jarred his shoulder in the opening match of the tour to South Africa on Friday is no cause for cursing cruel fate. A scan on Saturday revealed no lasting damage and he may be fit to play in the first Twenty20 international on Friday.
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