Barbados (West Indies), Feb. 28 : All rounder Andrew Flintoff has reiterated that as far as he is concerned, playing for England is the ultimate, though there is talk about him preferring to play the Indian Premier League

"Everyone is going on about the IPL, it is a hot topic. But I want to play for England in the one-day series. If I do that, the IPL will take care of itself. Playing for England is the ultimate," The Sun quoted Flintoff, as saying.

Barbados (West Indies), Feb. 27: England all rounder Andrew Flintoff laments the fact that unlike other players he never gets a niggle, but always a full blown and proper injury.

Flintoff, who is out of the Fourth Test against the West Indies being played here, is suffering from a muscle tear to his right hip.

He is to have another scan today which will indicate whether the likelihood of him being fit in time to play in the fifth Test in Trinidad is non-existent or merely slim.

Barbados (West Indies), Feb. 25 : England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff expects to be fit to play in the lucrative Indian Premier League.

Though he has been ruled out of the Fourth Test against West Indies due to a strained hip muscle, and may not also play the Fifth Test and limited-overs games which follow, Flintoff is confident he will join up with the Chennai Super Kings, who paid over a million pounds for him, when the IPL starts on April 10.

Barbados (West Indies), Feb. 23 : England all rounder Andrew Flintoff could be heading for a showdown with ECB bosses over playing in the Indian Premier League.

Freddie, 31, is struggling with a hip problem that will keep him out of Thursday's Fourth Test against West Indies and maybe more matches.

ECB chief executive David Collier confirmed that the board has the power to withdraw Flintoff from the IPL on medical grounds.

Barbados (West Indies), Feb. 21: Injured England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is reportedly under pressure not to play in the 2009 Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition.

With Australian captain Ricky Ponting and several other players from that country deciding to opt out, Flintoff's fragile fitness has assumed a larger than life picture, especially in the wake of England failing to win the third Test in Antigua.

Antigua (West Indies), Feb. 20 : The third Test between England and West Indies may have ended in a draw, but there is concern in the England camp about all-rounder Andrew Flintoff's hip injury.

Flintoff sank to his knees after England were denied victory by a wicket in a dramatic finale to the Third Test.

The draw felt like a defeat and England's misery was increased by the fact that Flintoff continued to struggle with a hip injury and may miss the rest of the tour.