The all-rounder is close to full fitness having had a bone removed from his ankle joint in Amsterdam in October.
Freddie is working to a strict comeback programme, created by Lancashire and approved by the ECB, as he bids to be fit for the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's on May 15.
Having bowled for the first time in the pre-season tour to Dubai, he will be stepping it up during Lancashire's two friendlies against Yorkshire at Old Trafford next week.
And then he expects to be in the Red Rose line-up for the County Championship opener at the Oval on April 16 and the first Friends Provident Trophy group game against Derbyshire at Old Trafford which is just 24 hours after the Surrey match.
"I am aiming to start the season playing a full part and able to bowl when the captain asks me to," said Flintoff.
"The operation was that long ago, it is almost out of my mind now and for the first time in a long time I have had a pre- season where I have been able to do things that everybody else has done.
Surgeon
"So far, so good. Having seen what the surgeon took out of it I am confident it is going to be fine. I have been bowling between five and eight overs a day, with a few days off here or there. I am not far off bowling flat out.
"I am where I would like to be with both my bowling and batting at this stage."
Cricket manager Mike Watkinson said: "Fred is fit and strong and when we start the season I expect him to be playing a full part in the games.
"I don't see there will be any need to rest him from fixtures. We will be mindful of his workload and I don't see him bowling 25 overs in a day. He will probably bowl in five-over spells.
Confidence
"He is in good form with bat and ball. He has bowled with good gas in the nets and the Freddie package is looking good at the moment. He has a confidence about him and that is good to see."
The 30-year-old was last year urged by then England bowling coach Allan Donald to change his action in a bid to prevent further damage to his ankle. However, Fred believes his action is not related to his injuries.
"Changing my action is something that would have been tough to do. You see the way I walk, I am slightly pigeon-toed. To get my foot straight I think would have been almost impossible.
"It is probably straighter than it was five or six years ago, but it is at a point now where it is as straight as it is going to get.
"There has been something clinically wrong in the ankle, however I land my foot, I am pretty sure that I would have struggled.
"Having had this operation hopefully that is going to eradicate it."
Meanwhile, Flintoff hasn't ruled out one day playing in the lucrative Indian Premier League. "From my point of view, I want to get on the field for Lancashire. I have been out injured for a long time and want to get back playing, and playing for England, so at this moment in time it is not really an option, but further down the line who knows?" said Flintoff, who added he plans to be in the West Indies playing for England when next year's IPL starts.
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