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England captain Andrew Strauss has said that his match-winning bowler Andrew Flintoff will be used sparingly in the remainder of the Ashes series. Flintoff battled a serious knee injury to pick up five wickets in the second innings of the Lord’s Test that England won by 115 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the [...]

The Australian pace bowler Brett Lee is losing his battle to be fit for the third Ashes Test against England at Edgbaston, which starts on Thursday. Lee was already regarded as doubtful with the side strain that had kept him out of the opening two matches at Cardiff and Lord’s, and the vice-captain Michael Clarke [...]