I would like to wish Freddie well and pray to god he­ does not end up like myself with 2 very painful­ arthritic knees
whilst i know he can get better­ surgeons than myself there is nothing they can do­ except replace the knee joints
And my injuries were­ caused through sport I am no where near as big and­ beefy as Freddie at my best i weighed in at 8 stone ­ and my knees give out carrying that weight!!
I am 43­ and on the list for a double knee replacement even­ after they argued i was to young !! my answer was that­ is stupid i need to be able to work !!
they the NHS­ seem to think its better to sit and home getting­ benefits I dont so stuffed with painkillers i drag­ myself to work

THE KING HAS GONE LONG LIVE THE NEW KING. Flintoff has­ been a good talisman for the game and a genuine lad.­ However the hype around him is unjustified. He bowled­ well at lords and batted well at edgbaston but the­ solid peformers were strauss, broad and swann. anderson­ also played his part. trott has done ok and has no­ doubt booked his ticket to south africa. Ihave to agree­ with the comments about collingwood,he did drop a­ sitter and the other two he would have probably caught­ one earlier in his carreer. i would bring back bopara­ and bat him at no 5 trott to no 3 pieterson at 4.­ strauss denley trott pieterson bopara prior broad swann­ rashid anderson onions. cook tom smith bresnan foster­ to make up the rest of the party.

Let us get things into perspective before further gloss­ is painted on what was a deserved victory. It is­ apparent that Alistair Cook is incapable of addressing­ his poor batting technique and it is not surprising the­ BBC Ashes website gave him the lowest rating out of all­ the players. It is time for him to be dropped.­ Johnathon Trott looked the part in his second innings­ so calm with the ability to play he the right strokes­ and direct the ball into the gaps. Unfortunately for­ his colleague Ian Bell the door is now closing fast for­ South Africa as it is for Collingwood. His two dropped­ catches might just convince the selectors that he is no­ longer up to the job. But then agian the selectors may­ be still wearing their rose tinted spectacles.

Andrew­ Strauss and Andy Flower must act immediately in­ ensuring Stuart Broad does not get caught up in the­ rush for commercial deals and endorsements that are­ likely to come his way. He can be the new Flintoff but­ there is always the chance that commercial deals could­ be a distraction for Broad as it has happened to­ Pieterson and Flintoff.

There is no way Andrew­ Flintoff should be given a Knighthood just for that run­ out on Ponting. So just drop this subject once and for­ all and look forward to South Africa where England will­ face their sternest. The South Africans will be baying­ for their ex-pats blood but Strauss will be up to the­ challenge
Joe

"A further update on the outcome of the operation­ and the likely timescale for rehabilitation will be­ released in due course,"
Where does it say­ he'll be out for 9 months in that? You guys are­ amateurs and trying to sensationalise things, so much­ so that they are just lies!

About time the selectors were honest with Rob Key and­ tell him whatever you do, no matter how successful you­ are you will not get a game for England so it is­ probably best you don't play for the Lions.

Trott looks the business. i want to see what he can do­ in the one day stuff as he looked very accomplished in­ his second innings at the Oval. Oh, and I'd add,­ "buwhahaha - we won the ashes!!! Nicely done­ Strauss and Co.!!