Selectors won't take Flintoff risk

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The all-rounder missed the heavy Headingley defeat due to his troublesome knee and both he and Jimmy Anderson - who picked up a hamstring injury - are having tests today which could reveal their chances of facing Australia a week on Thursday.

With England needing to win at The Brit Oval to reclaim the urn, the clamour for Flintoff, who retires from Test cricket at the end of the series, to be brought back will grow.

But national selector Geoff Miller today insisted that he would not be swayed by the unique nature of the occasion facing Flintoff.

"We know Andrew is passionate about playing for England but we have to work with other things, such as medical advice," said Miller.

"Before Headingley, we were told there was still a problem with the knee, so we had to accept that viewpoint. Andrew knows there is a problem and we will monitor it day by day. He has to be able to do the job required by the captain and guarantee that he can bowl the overs he is needed to bowl."

Flintoff's agent, Andrew Chandler, revealed today the all-rounder declared himself fit for Headingley - only for captain Andrew Strauss and coach Andy Flower to decide he could not play a full part in the game.

Chandler said: "I've never seen anybody as low as Flintoff was on Thursday night when he was told he would not be selected.

"He told them that he was fit enough to get through but they didn't want him. He was prepared to do whatever it takes, to put whatever needed to be put into his knee."