Andrew Flintoff is still not injured

Will he be this happy come May 15th?

There are many things that we have become accustomed to in England: heart disease; massive amounts of teenage pregnancy; a sense of anomie about our place in the world; and Freddie Flintoff being knacked.   However, the big Prestonian has recovered, following the 135th operation on his troublesome ankle last year - we are still working on sorting the rest of the list. 

Amazingly, Flintoff has admitted that the reason he failed to recover fully previously is because he was rushed back.  "There's been nothing like in the past when there has been an Ashes or a World Cup to get back for." he said yesterday, "This time we have taken our time and got it right. I'm pretty much where I would like to be, not just with the ball but the batting as well."

Good news all round for us English types.  At least until he breaks down again in the second county match of the season.