London, Jan.22 (ANI): Former Australian opening batsman Justin Langer has said any talk of England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff making a return to Test cricket is a laughable suggestion.
Flintoff retired from Test cricket after last summer's victorious Ashes series. He has since announced he will play first-class cricket for Lancashire, prompting speculation he could be eyeing a Test return when England defend the little urn Down Under next winter.
"Freddie Flintoff is a great bloke and was a wonderful bowler in his prime - I'd put him in the top couple of bowlers I have ever faced. But he retired because his body could no longer stand up to the rigours of Test cricket. I am not sure how much that could change after another knee operation," The Sun quoted Langer, as saying.
"It is great publicity for the series - it adds to the drama of the build-up. But put it this way, I will be staggered if he is playing for England in the next Ashes series," he added. (ANI)
Flintoff retired from Test cricket after last summer's victorious Ashes series. He has since announced he will play first-class cricket for Lancashire, prompting speculation he could be eyeing a Test return when England defend the little urn Down Under next winter.
"Freddie Flintoff is a great bloke and was a wonderful bowler in his prime - I'd put him in the top couple of bowlers I have ever faced. But he retired because his body could no longer stand up to the rigours of Test cricket. I am not sure how much that could change after another knee operation," The Sun quoted Langer, as saying.
"It is great publicity for the series - it adds to the drama of the build-up. But put it this way, I will be staggered if he is playing for England in the next Ashes series," he added. (ANI)
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