This Flintoff business is getting messy, to nobody’s great surprise. When Lancashire finally confirmed they had added the 36-year-old to their squad for the Twenty20 Blast last Friday, it was widely interpreted that he would make his debut in this Friday’s home game against Yorkshire.
That led to “a surge” in ticket sales, according to the club, and an attendance at or near Old Trafford’s 16,000 capacity is expected, with all hospitality packages already sold. Sky, who will be televising the game, have dusted off their old Freddie favourites for a special promotional package that was shown while Alastair Cook and Angelo Mathews were preparing for their post-match press conferences at Edgbaston on Tuesday night. But all the indications before Andrew Flintoff made his first appearance back in Lancashire red, for the second team in their T20 finals day at Arundel on Thursday, were that he is very unlikely to play against the Yorkies. He took two for 37 in his four overs against Leicestershire seconds, and was out for 16…
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