Ben agony for Flintoff

FROM BACK PAGE been told he will not be on the plane with Joe Root’s squad on October 28 while he waits to find out if he will face criminal charges. And ex-captain Flintoff has agonised over telling his young sons why the middle-order hero has been suspended by Lord’s. He said: “I hope it’s not the end of him. We have got to give him a chance to redeem himself. He’ll be desperate for that. “I’m a big Stokes fan and the hardest part for me has been explaining it to my kids as they idolise him. “Surely, it’s a case of innocent until proven guilty, but the line is pretty simple – there are laws of the land.”