Andrew Flintoff has pledged to do everything possible to coax his aching body through a farewell Ashes series after his five-wicket haul helped to break England’s 75-year Australia hoodoo at Lord’s

There were shades of his inspirational 14-over burst at the Oval in 2005 as he claimed three of the last five Australia wickets in a ten-over spell before victory arrived

As Michael Holding summed up afterwards, to bowl that quick for five or six overs is tough but to sustain it for double that time is simply Herculean.