Flintoff and Bopara will not attend for injury. During the first ODI between India and England of the Natwest series, England’s all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was crashed with the advertisement board and heart on his knee. Some days ago he just over come his ankle surgery. Another all-rounder Ravi Bopara also heart by ball hit on thumb. For this he had to go to hospital. After checking he becomes sure that as small fracture on his thumb. Now England is doubtful about Filntoff and Bopara for the next Twenty20 Wrold Cup Cricket 2007 which will be hosted by South Africa form 11 September.
Many website reported about Flintoff and Bopara, but HindustanTime describe well, “Flintoff has been bothered by a troublesome left ankle that forced him to miss the fifth one-dayer at Headingley while Bopara dislocated his right thumb in dropping a return catch from Gautam Gambhir during the India innings on Monday. Bopara, however, had come out to bat in pain.”
“Both Flintoff and Bopara's fitness will be assessed tomorrow at the Oval ahead of the sixth one-dayer.”
It is a big tremble for the England team. Although they are doing well in the ongoing NatWest series England vs India but what will be in their fate at Twenty20 Wrold Cup Cricket.