Family challenges fire up 'Fred'

LONDON: Andrew Flintoff has faced the fastest bowlers in the world and bowled at some of the best batsmen cricket has ever known.

But what the England allrounder is most looking forward to now he has retired from Test cricket is the school run.

The 31-year-old, whose 79-Test career was blighted by injuries, bowed out of cricket's longest format as a member again of a winning Ashes side after England's 197-run win here at the Oval on Sunday saw them take the five-match series against Australia 2-1.