Flintoff may go under the knife

England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will have an arthroscopy on his injured right knee on Tuesday to determine whether major reconstructive surgery will be required.

The close to the all-rounder as suggesting that a major operation remained “the worst-case scenario”.

But if he goes under the knife again, the chances of Flintoff figuring in England’s one-day commitments over the winter appear low.

Fatigued Del Potro pulls from Cincinnati Masters

Cincinnati, Ohio – Sunday’s Montreal finalist Juan Del Potro withdrew Monday from the Cincinnati Masters, citing fatigue and handing his place in the draw to Frenchman Julien Benneteau.

The world number six, who lost the Canadian final to Scot Andy Murray, had hinted in defeat that he might be worn out after playing long matches over two weeks with a title at Washington and runner-up finish in Montreal.

“I don’t feel too good with my body. I feel tired,” said the 20- year-old, who was reportedly flying home to Argentina recuperate before the August 31 start of the US Open.

Sri Lankan team will play against New Zealand

Sri Lankan team will play against New Zealand in the first test match at Galle tomorrow. Sri Lankan team will be eyeing to capture second spot in the ICC test rankings by winning this match and taking lead in the test series.

Sri Lankan team had defeated Pakistan 2-0 in the recently concluded series and they will try to continue their brilliant performance against New Zealand also.

Angelo Mathews impressed with his performance in the recent matches but mystery spinner A Mendis might be dropped from the squad.

This will be main issue when Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara will decide final composition of their team for the test match.

Spinners will be a key to success for Sri Lankan team against New Zealand. Kiwi batsmen will have to watch out for M Muralitharan.

Muralitharan missed test series against Pakistan due to injury and he will be looking to make a strong comeback.