Flintoff in danger of missing a part of Ashes series: Gough

May 26th, 2009 LONDON - Australia captain Ricky Ponting is closely monitoring the progress of England all rounder Andrew Flintoff, who played a key role in his team's victory in Ashes 2005 and is currently recovering from keyhole surgery to his right knee. Flintoff has failed to find his 2005 form, but has been named in the England squad for the World Twenty20.

May 24th, 2009 LONDON - Former Australian batting great Mark Waugh has warned England that only Andrew Flintoff can prevent them from an embarrassing Ashes thumping. All-rounder Freddie was inspirational as Michael Vaughan's men won the old urn back in 2005.

May 13th, 2009 LONDON - England's talismanic all-rounder, Andrew Flintoff, is recovering from knee surgery, and despite his latest setback, he insists that he is working towards participating in this year's Ashes against the Australians. "When you've had the problems I've had, with the ankle operations and now my knee, then it's the dream of playing Ashes cricket and beating Australia that keeps you going," he told SunSport.

April 30th, 2009 Steve Waugh likes Australia in AshesSYDNEY — Former captain Steve Waugh believes Australia should be slight favorite over England in this year's Ashes cricket series and says bowling selections will be crucial on the two evenly matched teams. Waugh was part of four winning Ashes tours for Australia between 1989 and 2001.

April 27th, 2009 LONDON - Former England cricketer Darren Gough believes two of England's potential Ashes heroes - Paul Collingwood and Owais Shah - should not be "sitting on their backsides" in South Africa watching the IPL. Neither has been able to force his way into the Delhi Daredevils side.

April 24th, 2009 CAPE TOWN - Andrew Flintoff has returned to his home from the Indian Premier League to undergo surgery on a torn meniscus in his right knee, a Cricinfo.com report stated. While appearing for Chennai Super Kings in the ongoing IPL tournament, Flintoff felt discomfort in his right knee.

April 18th, 2009 CAPE TOWN - England all rounder Andrew Flintoff has shrugged off criticism that he should have his feet up ahead of the Ashes, instead of pocketing 500,000 pounds to turn out in the Indian Premier League. Flintoff, 31, who plays for Chennai Super Kings against Mumbai Indians at Newlands today, insisted: "I'm going to learn a lot in the next couple of weeks.

April 13th, 2009 LONDON - England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has insisted that his lucrative involvement in the Indian Premier League can do him a power of good - on and off the field. Flintoff, signed for 1.5 million dollars by the IPL's Chennai Super Kings franchise, has been dogged by injuries.

April 12th, 2009 LONDON - After having missed a good amount of cricket last year due to injuries, England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff said that he doesn't want to miss the game any more and is eager to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Flintoff, who was bought by Chennai Super Kings for a record $1.55 million, has had several niggling injuries, the latest of which was a hip problem that ruled him out of the final Test and first two One-day Internationals in the West Indies.

March 1st, 2009 LONDON - England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff Saturday said his participation in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is a well thought out decision but insisted that all he is focussing right now is to get fit to play in upcoming one-day series in West Indies. Flintoff, who injured his hip in the third Test in Antigua, flew home Friday after being ruled out of the fifth and last Test after missing the fourth.

March 1st, 2009 LONDON - Spin wizard Shane Warne feels injured England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff should not play in the billion-dollar Indian Premier League (IPL) to make sure he is there for the Ashes in June. Flintoff, who has an injured hip, flew back home from England's ongoing tour of West Indies Friday but is confident of playing in the IPL , where he has been roped in by Chennai Super Kings for a whopping Dollar1.55 million.

February 28th, 2009 LONDON - Injured England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is set to return home from the West Indies tour Friday. Flintoff injured his hip in the third Test at Antigua and is not playing in the ongoing fourth Test in Barbados.

February 26th, 2009 LONDON - England's cricket chief Giles Clarke is worried about injured Andrew Flintoff playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) but believes the all-rounder will put his England commitments first. Flintoff, who has a hip injury, is confident of fulfilling his commitments with the Chennai Super Kings in April after signing a record $1.55 m deal but his IPL contract has become a source of worry for Clarke, chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), given its timing at the start of an Ashes summer.

February 25th, 2009 LONDON - England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is confident that he will be fit for the second edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) that begins in April. Flintoff has been ruled out of the fourth Test against West Indies which starts Thursday after he strained a muscle in his right hip.

February 23rd, 2009 LONDON - England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff could be barred from playing in second season of Indian Premier League (IPL) in April over fitness ground, warned England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ECB chief executive David Collier Sunday said there is a chance that Flintoff could be pulled out of the IPL to improve his chances of being fit for the Ashes in the summer.