Andrew Flintoff has undergone surgery on his injured knee and will now begin a full rehabilitation programme in order to return to match-playing fitness.
The England all-rounder has been suffering with his troublesome right knee throughout the victorious Ashes campaign - the final Test series of his career.
He was given pain-killers to be able to take part in the fifth and final Test at the Oval last week before it was announced he would go under the knife for the fourth time in the last two seasons.
In a statement this morning, the ECB medical team confirmed the procedure to repair two micro-fractures in the joint was a success but stopped short of giving a likely recovery time.
'The recovery from the operation will require him to be non weight-bearing for the first six to eight weeks post surgery,' the statement reads.
'At the end of this six to eight week period, the knee will be reviewed by his surgeon and the timescale for ongoing rehabilitation further determined.'
The injury will keep Flintoff out of the entire one-day international series against Australia over the next few weeks, while the veteran is also likely to miss the Champions Trophy in South Africa in September and October and the two Twenty20s against the Proteas in November.
The England all-rounder has been suffering with his troublesome right knee throughout the victorious Ashes campaign - the final Test series of his career.
He was given pain-killers to be able to take part in the fifth and final Test at the Oval last week before it was announced he would go under the knife for the fourth time in the last two seasons.
In a statement this morning, the ECB medical team confirmed the procedure to repair two micro-fractures in the joint was a success but stopped short of giving a likely recovery time.
'The recovery from the operation will require him to be non weight-bearing for the first six to eight weeks post surgery,' the statement reads.
'At the end of this six to eight week period, the knee will be reviewed by his surgeon and the timescale for ongoing rehabilitation further determined.'
The injury will keep Flintoff out of the entire one-day international series against Australia over the next few weeks, while the veteran is also likely to miss the Champions Trophy in South Africa in September and October and the two Twenty20s against the Proteas in November.
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