Flintoff doubtful for Manchester Test

England allrounder is still feeling pain in his left ankle and will see an ankle specialist.

England allrounder Andrew Flintoff is still feeling pain in his left ankle and will see a specialist on Sunday, four days before the second Test against Pakistan starts in Manchester.

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The acting England captain could bowl only two overs for Lancashire in a county match against Kent on Saturday. He complained of discomfit in an ankle that had bone fragments floating in it. Flintoff missed last week's first Test against Pakistan -- in which opener Andrew Strauss was captain -- and England's 5-0 one-day defeat to Sri Lanka.

Regular captain Michael Vaughan has a long-term knee injury. The second Test is at Old Trafford starting Thursday with the four-Test series 0-0.