Flintoff ruled out for England
Andrew Flintoff has been ruled out of England's first two Test matches against New Zealand after sufferinga side strain during Lancashire's County Championship match on Friday. The all-rounder, who has not played international cricket for over a year, had declared himself fit after fighting back to full fitness following his ankle problem.
Flintoff had hoped to be selected for the opening Test on May 15 at Lord's but he will now be forced to watch from the pavilion much to his frustration.
He said: "Obviously I'm bitterly disappointed to be unavailable for Test selection due to this injury as I'm really enjoying my cricket with Lancashire and feel my bowling has been improving with each match.
"I've put in a lot of hard work to get to this point after ankle surgery last year and I know I can overcome what isn't a significant injury. It's very frustrating to have picked up an injury at this time but I want nothing more than to return to the England side and will continue to do everything required to make myself available for selection."
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