Originally Posted by Cricinfo

Andrew Flintoff was content with his return to first-class cricket but insisted that his fragile left ankle will require constant supervision for the rest of his career.
Flintoff's ankle was operated on over the winter and he made his comeback for Lancashire in their drawn match against Surrey at The Oval over the past four days. He only made 23 with the bat but returned the encouraging figures of 1 for 72 from 28 steady overs in Surrey's mammoth 537 for 5 declared.
"From a fitness point of view I thought I kept my pace up all the way through my spells, maybe there is a little bit more in there but not a great deal," Flintoff said at The Oval, when the fourth and final day was washed out. "It was quite a placid pitch and it was about focusing on getting it in the right areas given the players they've got in their team.