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Flintoff: England return will be delayed

Source: guardian.co.uk Sport

Nov 06, 2009

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• 31-year-old yet to start running after knee operation
• Had targeted playing in February's one-day tour to Bangladesh

Andrew Flintoff has admitted that his initial goal of making his comeback from knee surgery in England's one-day series in Bangladesh next year may be "unrealistic". But Flintoff, who flew in from Dubai today for an Old Trafford press conference ahead of a meeting next week with his surgeon, remains confident that he will be fit to play in March for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League, the start of a busy year which could include more than 20 games for England as well as his appearances for Lancashire, with whom he has signed a new three-year contract.

The 31-year-old targeted the three-match series in Bangladesh, which begins on 28 February, when he had a major knee operation on 24 August, the day after helping England to regain the Ashes. But that was always based on the most optimistic scenario and, as he only recently came off his crutches and is waiting for the go-ahead to resume running, Flintoff concedes that he is more

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