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Flintoff has certainly not had the luck he deserves of late and has bowled quite well. Mind you, I think he needs to decide whether he wants to be a bowler who hits the seam at pace or slows it up a bit and swings the ball. Considering his height and build and the speed he CAN get these days, he should go with the former. the English attack needs someone who can bang the ball in and get some movement on decks which don't swing. It's a more aggressive style of bowling and they could use a bit of that too. I couldn't imagine Flintoff being happy with floaty meds up on a lengths. 
As for Harmison, as I've said, he needs to be bowling the hip-to-heart length and moving the ball off the seam, particularly while he's still young and quick. Jimmy Anderson could potentially be the fast swing bowler (his action is similar to Pollock these days, even) who gets the new-ball and puts it up on a length to get some swing.
These guys will develop and they look quite good too but if there is one area England are sorely lacking, it's in finger spin. It's quite amazing because over the years, England have produced some of the best finger spinners of all time (Rhodes, Verity, Laker, Lock) yet other than Giles, there is nary a Test-class one to be found.
As for Harmison, as I've said, he needs to be bowling the hip-to-heart length and moving the ball off the seam, particularly while he's still young and quick. Jimmy Anderson could potentially be the fast swing bowler (his action is similar to Pollock these days, even) who gets the new-ball and puts it up on a length to get some swing.
These guys will develop and they look quite good too but if there is one area England are sorely lacking, it's in finger spin. It's quite amazing because over the years, England have produced some of the best finger spinners of all time (Rhodes, Verity, Laker, Lock) yet other than Giles, there is nary a Test-class one to be found.
