Monty the man for Fredless England

It's been three years and 32 Tests since Andrew Flintoff last missed a Test for England, and it has shown in the remarkable run of performances the team has put together in that time. But, on Thursday morning at Lord's, his team-mates will have to look elsewhere for inspiration. Mike Selvey, writing in The Guardian, suggests that the man who was widely lampooned for his early-season performances, Monty Panesar, could well provide the X-factor.