Thursday, July 17, 2008

England look for win

Arthur is optimistic too that Neil McKenzie - one of the tourists' Lord's saviours with a nine-and-a-quarter-hour 138 to help save the match - will have recovered from a groin strain in time for Friday morning.But it was the sight of Flintoff, set to play his first Test after 18 months out with his problem left ankle and most recently a side strain, which brought the biggest smile to Arthur's face on WednesdayHis reasons are at least threefold - but the main pay-off is the knowledge that fast bowlers Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn will no longer have to deal with being the centre of everyone's attention.I do think he'll be under a little bit of pressure coming into this Test match, with all the hype around him now," Arthur predicted.He also hinted that South Africa sense Flintoff - largely short of runs in another injury-interrupted season at first-class level so far this summer - may be more of a bowler who bats than 50-50 all-rounder these days.

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