Find out about the orthopaedic surgeon at Northampton General Hospital who is dealing with Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff's injured ankle.
BBC Northamptontonshire Sport have been getting the lowdown on Andrew Flintoff's injury, which has kept him out of the forthcoming One Day series.
And the man they've spoken to about this is professor Bill Ribbans, orthopaedic surgeon at Northampton General Hospital, who is dealing with Flintoff's injured ankle.
Professor Ribbans has worked on the likes of Michael Schumacher in the past. The Ashes are only six months away and with captain Michael Vaughan also injured and Simon Jones set to miss the tour Down Under, what is the extent of stand-in skipper Flintoff's injury?
The ECB's Chief Medical Officer, Dr Peter Gregory says surgery is very much the last resort. What does Bill Ribbans think? He has been speaking to Geoff Doyle and James Burridge:
