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Andrew Flintoff could tell tale of how crash ‘changed life forever’ in TV series

Andrew Flintoff with facial scars clearly visible sits on the England players' balcony at Cardiff last year


Andrew Flintoff has suggested he could speak in a forthcoming TV series about the high-speed car crash in which he suffered life-changing injuries.

The former England all-rounder was badly hurt in an accident while filming an episode of the motoring programme Top Gear, of which he was a presenter, in December 2022.

The 46-year-old has not spoken to the media about the incident but has returned to public life over the past year, first as a member of the England backroom team and now as head coach of The Hundred team Northern Superchargers.

Andrew Flintoff with facial scars clearly visible sits on the England players' balcony at Cardiff last year

Andrew Flintoff has gradually returned to public life over the past year (Joe Giddens/PA)

Flintoff, whose facial scars are still visible, has hinted he could open up on the matter in a trailer for ‘Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams on Tour’, which it has been announced will air on the BBC later this summer.

The documentary follows on from a first series in 2022 in which Flintoff moulded a group of unlikely teenagers from his hometown of Preston into a cricket team. This time they are due to tour India.

In the trailer, Flintoff says: “I wanted the boys to learn to be outside their comfort zone… but something happened which changed my life forever.”

Andrew Flintoff kneels and stretches his arms out in celebration after taking a wicket for England

Flintoff, right, played 79 Tests for England (Gareth Copley/PA)

A narrator then adds: “This is the story of the most unlikely cricket tour that almost didn’t happen.”

Flintoff had largely focused on his TV career since retiring from cricket but his recent return to the game has seen him linked with the England one-day coaching position.

The national side are looking for a new white-ball head coach following the decision of Matthew Mott to stand down on Tuesday.



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