LANCASHIRE coach Peter Moores has “no doubt at all” that Andrew Flintoff will play again.

The all-rounder is currently recovering from knee surgery and admitted for the first time last week that there is a “slim possibility” he will never return to action, but Moores, Flintoff’s former England coach and now in charge of his county side, is unequivocal in his stance.

“I’ve got a lot of confidence – I’ve no doubt at all that he’ll play again,” said Moores, who has seen Flintoff complete lengthy periods of rehabilitation from back, ankle, foot, groin, hip and nose injuries in the past.

“When the surgeon had another look at the knee, the fact that he was happy with it is the main thing - that it’s repaired or repairing well.

“Fred has got to do his rehab but he has shown in the past that when there’s a will for him to do it, and he strongly wants to play, he’ll come through.

“Having watched Fred do his rehab before – he knows how to do it, he’s very disciplined, he’s quite long in the tooth, he’s been in international sport for 13-14 years, he doesn’t need someone to hold his hand.

“I’m very confident he’ll play again.”