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England captain Andrew Strauss has said he is optimistic that Andrew Flintoff will be passed fit to play against Australia for the fourth Ashes test at Headingley.
Flintoff came through 35 minutes of bowling today after opting out yesterday. Strauss says that Flintoff will only be chosen if they feel that he can last five days.
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Brett Lee has announced that he is fit for the fourth Ashes test at Headingley on Friday. The Australian fast bowler has been nursing a rib injury since before the series began, but has overcome a recent setback to make himself available for the upcoming match.
Lee says he is 100% fit and that he has [...]

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England have called up the uncapped Warwickshire batsman Jonathan Trott, as possible cover for Andrew Fintoff in the fourth Ashes test match at Headingley. Left arm seam bowler Ryan Sidebottom is also recalled to the England squad for the first time in this series.
Sidebottom will join Steve Harmison in the England bowling attack at Headingley [...]

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England’s all round hero Andrew Flintoff is putting himself through an intensive fitness programme to ensure that he can heap the pressure on the Australian team in the third Ashes test at Edgbaston.
Despite collecting the Man of the Match award for his performance at Lord’s in the second test, Flintoff has been struggling with a [...]

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England captain Andrew Strauss has confirmed that Ian Bell will be a direct replacement for the injured Kevin Pietersen in the third Ashes test match, batting at number four, the same as Pietersen. Strauss says that he wants to keep disruption to the England team to a minimum and his happy that Bell will slot [...]

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