Flintoff's back...

Date released: 24 April 2008

Flintoff bowling against New Zealand in 2004 Ashes-winning icon, Andrew Flintoff is one of a host of players hoping for an England place to face New Zealand at Lord's on May 15-19. Make sure you're here to see it.

Tickets for all of the first four days are still available - if a fifth day is required tickets arrangements will be made then.

Ensure you're there to see the first Test match of the summer on English soil - book your seat now or watch the match in luxury from your own Private Box.

Return to form

'Freddie' Flintoff helped his Lancashire side dismiss Somerset for 238 on day one of their LV County Championship match at Old Trafford.

Flintoff is continuing his recovery from a fourth ankle operation and bowled impressively to end the innings with figures of 2-40.

His first victim was Peter Trego, who recently captained an MCC tour to Argentina.

Dropped duo: Harmison and Hoggard Flintoff was joined by two other England bowlers who were also in the wickets. James Anderson (2-44) and the express-paced Sajid Mahmood (3-54) also caught the eye.

Bowling duo Steve Harmison and Matthew Hoggard are pushing for recalls too. Harmison recently took two Yorkshire wickets under his England captain's eye - touching the 90mph mark too.

Hoggard's in good form too, taking six of Hampshire's first innings wickets for Yorkshire.

Batting hopefuls

Its not just the bowlers aiming to make the selectors' lives difficult either.

Ravi Bopara notched his second consecutive century to rescue his struggling Essex side in their match at Derbyshire.

Strauss: could move up the order Closer to Lord's, Middlesex's Owais Shah has been in fine form with the bat too. In five innings this season Shah has collected a century and three fifties.

Middlesex team-mate Andrew Strauss smashed 163 against Surrey too.

England captain, Michael Vaughan, struggling for form himself, has hinted he'd like to swap his openers role for Strauss's at number three.

Whichever team is picked, its sure to be an exciting match. Make sure you're here to see it - buy your tickets now.