There were some late pyrotechnics when Andrew Flintoff was left with the tail, but after hitting Makhaya Ntini for six and then four, Jimmy Anderson and Monty Panesar then contrived to get run out from successive deliveries. 
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Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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A woman collects drinking water from a tube well at the flooded village of Godadhar in Faridpur July 27, 2008. Several areas in north and northeastern Bangladesh remain inundated with floodwaters after the embankments of the rivers Jamuna and Padma collapsed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week.
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LONDON - JULY 25: Reese Hoffa of United States competes in the Men's Shot Put Final during day 1 of the Norwich Union Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace Stadium on July 25, 2008 in London, England.
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Renowned Russian conductor Valery Gergiev, centre, is seen, during a concert in Tskhinvali, Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. In front of a half-destroyed government building, on a plaza flanked by armored personnel carriers, Russian conductor Valery Gergiev led a requiem Thursday for South Ossetia's victims of war.
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Peoples identify the shoes of their relatives after a suicide attack at a gate of Pakistan's ordinance factory in Wah, a garrison city about 30 km (20 miles) northwest of Islamabad August 21, 2008. Two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside Pakistan's main defence industry complex on Thursday as workers were leaving at the end of their shift, killing nearly 40 people, police said.
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BEIJING - AUGUST 21: Dayron Robles of Cuba celebrates winning the Men's 110m Hurdles Final and the gold medal held at the National Stadium during Day 13 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 21, 2008 in Beijing, China.
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United States' Jeremy Wariner, front, reacts after United States' LaShawn Merritt, back, won the gold in the men's 400-meter final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008.
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NAPLES, FL - AUGUST 19: A man hold his shoes while walking home from work in street flooding from Tropical Storm Fay August 19, 2008 in Naples, Florida. Fay moved inland Tuesday after making landfall in southwest Florida, bringing soaking rains and gusty winds but failing to reach the minimal hurricane status that had been predicted.
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Tropical Storm Fay is pictured over the state of Florida in this satellite image taken on August 19, 2008. Fay, currently located inland about 30 miles east-southeast of Ft Myers on the west side of Lake Okeechobee, is expected to remain over Florida through Saturday.
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This August 20, 2008 NOAA satellite image shows Tropical Storm Fay located south of Cape Canaveral, Florida. Tropical Storm Fay was heading eastward toward Florida's Atlantic coast early August 20, with forecasters saying it will more than likely make a return trip to the waterlogged state after it finally moves offshore."This storm is going to be with us for a while. That's obvious now," Florida Governor Charlie Crist said late Tuesday."It looks like it could be a boomerang storm." Forecasters said Fay may stick around through Thursday or later. Fay on Tuesday slammed into Florida's southwest coast, buffeting the Sunshine State with severe winds and drenching rains, while also spawning tornadoes and severe flooding.
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Quotes about Andrew Flintoff
At the moment [the England seamers] portray themselves as though they think they know it all, and I'm sure they don't ... Don't get me wrong: if they were to ask me, 'Would you have a look at me?', I'd love to. I did a little bit with Andrew Flintoff in South Africa in 1999-2000, but the problem we've got is that the ECB regime tends to look after itself and they're not actually having a good look around. I would love to get involved and I could probably help the likes of [Sajid] Mahmood and [Stuart] Broad.
was said
in Buzzle
Andrew Flintoff isn't good enough to bat at number six. He doesn't have the technique and his footwork isn't good enough. His bowling is fantastic and the presence he brings to the side is great but you can't rely on him to score hundreds. When Flintoff's in the side it poses more questions than answers.
was said
in BBC Sport
I've always said the batters need to score the runs and then we're going to have Freddie (Flintoff) at number six. I like Fred (Andrew Flintoff) at number six. It's a positive move with Timmy (Ambrose) at number seven and then (Stuart) Broad at number eight - it's not a bad batting line-up when you look at it like that.
was said
in The Scotsman
He had a bounce in his step, and the way he bowled this morning to (Andrew) Flintoff in the nets it can only work for us
was said
in Irish Times
We need to take 20 wickets in this Test - you need to take 20 in any Test - and I feel a lot more comfortable with four fast bowlers. We've given responsibility to the batters to score runs with Colly (Paul Collingwood) at five, Freddie (Andrew Flintoff) at six, Timmy (Ambrose) seven and Broad eight.
was said
in CNN
Quotes from articles mentioning Andrew Flintoff
You cannot step into the same river twice, for fresh waters are ever flowing in upon you.
said Heraclitus
in Telegraph
The runs never do. When you get a ball in your hand, it's just about landing it in a certain area. When you're batting it takes a little bit more time, a little bit more thought. But I'm further on with it than I was a month ago. I'm relying on a method that has scored me runs in the past, and hopefully it will do it again.
was said
in Telegraph
If Flintoff bats at No 6 ... it will pile a lot of pressure on their top order.
said Mickey Arthur
in Telegraph
My bowling has changed a little bit ... Remember I didn't start bowling properly until I was 24 or 25, so it took me a while to get a grasp of what I was doing. Back then, I would look to bowl a few bouncers and waste a few overs. But now I've learned to do a bit more with the ball, a little bit of swing and seam, and hopefully that will stand me in good stead if I play at Headingley.
was said
in Telegraph
