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Even if the injuries that have dogged prevent him from playing a full part in England's limited-overs cricket for the next three or four years, the British public could see quite a lot of him in the years to come.

Oddly, they might see more of him as a non-player than they ever did as a Test player, given that cricket is the exclusive domain of satellite TV in Britain, and given the celebrity-conscious nature of the prime-time family shows where Freddie could be headed some time soon.

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Before it actually happened, it was quietly taken as read by some journalists and fans that Australia's selectors would move to appoint a new captain across all formats if Ricky Ponting was to lose a second Ashes series on English soil.

Nothing like it had happened to an Australian skipper since Billy were demolished by Kent's Fred Martin in the 19th century - an era of comedy moustaches and rudimentary protective equipment.

But two weeks after Ponting made the long journey home to ruminate on a 2-1 defeat by the old enemy - he will return to England in time to lead his side in the fourth one-day international next weekend - there are no immediate signs that his deputy Michael Clarke is set to be handed the captaincy on a permanent basis.

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