Flintoff focused on Ashes prize

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Much focus is on the 31-year-old, who expects to be fit to face the Aussies, but he claimed the series situation should override that.

"The occasion - 1-1 in an Ashes series, having a chance to win the Ashes at The Oval - is huge," said Flintoff. "It's my last Test, but I'm not too fussed about that. It's more the chance to win the Ashes again."

He added: "I'm not the first person to announce Test retirement during a series and I'm sure I won't be the last - but the occasion is bigger than that."

Flintoff, who missed the defeat at Headingley because of his long-standing knee injury, is confident he will be fit to play come Thursday.

"I've been working with [physio] Dave Roberts, had some batting over the weekend, and a bowl on Tuesday. I'm confident I'll come through," he said.

"I'm probably in a better state than I was going into the last Test [at Edgbaston]. I think I'm more or less there, I just have to prove it."