Andrew Flintoff has ruled himself out of the Lancashire captaincy, shortly after saying he would be interested in the post.

Flintoff, who is playing in today's final one-day international of england's tour of Zimbabwe, had said he would "love to do the job" following the club's decision to replace John Crawley at the end of last season.

However after further consideration, Flintoff has decided he won't be a candidate to lead the county, and will concentrate on developing as a player.

"I don't want to be considered for the Lancashire captaincy at this stage of my career," he said.

"I would love to captain my county at some point in the future but now is not the right time for me.

"I hope the club will look for a more experienced player to take on the job next season."

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