Flintoff

LONDON - Former England captain Andrew Flintoff has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket with immediate effect after being told his recovery from the major surgery he had after the 2009 Ashes series would not be sufficient for a comeback.

WARWICKSHIRE - England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff hopes to repeat another burst of final-day heroics on Monday in the third Ashes test against Australia, similar to his performance at Lords that allowed the hosts to take a one nil lead in the series.

LONDON - Andrew Flintoff's maiden five-wicket haul at Lord's carried England to a historic 115-run over Australia in the second Ashes Test on the final day here Monday.

The picture tells the story, Ponting needs a much bigger palm to hide his face after the day ended due to bad light leaving Australia on the verge of a follow-on.