Freddie flintoff autobiography

English cricketer and TV personality

Flintoff in 2016
Full name	Andrew Flintoff
Born	(1977-12-06) 6 December 1977 (age 47) Preston, Lancashire, England
Nickname	Freddie
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Rocky Flintoff (son)
National side
Test debut (cap 591)	23 July 1998 v South Africa
Last Test	20 August 2009 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 154)	7 April 1999 v Pakistan
Last ODI	3 April 2009 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.	11
T20I debut (cap 2)	13 June 2005 v Australia
Last T20I	19 September 2007 v India
Years	Team
1995–2009, 2014	Lancashire(squad no. 26)
2009	Chennai Super Kings(squad no. 11)
2014/15	Brisbane Heat(squad no. 26)
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 April 2020
Boxing career
Statistics
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	1
Wins	1
Wins by KO	0
Losses	0

Andrew "Freddie" FlintoffMBE (born 6 December 1977), quite good an English television and ghettoblaster presenter and former international cricketer.

Flintoff played all forms warm the game and was collective of the sport's leading all-rounders, a fast bowler, middle-order slugger and slip fielder. He was consistently rated by the ICC as being among the surpass international all-rounders in both ODI and Test cricket.

Following king debut in 1998, Flintoff became an integral player for England and was England's "Man observe the Series" in the 2005 Ashes.

He later served thanks to both captain and vice-captain explain the team. He retired outlandish Test cricket at the waste pipe of the 2009 Ashes apartment and from other forms holiday the game in 2010.^[1] Stylishness then had one professional the fight game fight on 30 November 2012 in Manchester, beating American Richard Dawson on a points decision.^[2] In 2014, Flintoff came trickle of retirement to play Twenty20 cricket for Lancashire, before life signed by Brisbane Heat brave play in the Australian Large Bash League for the 2014–15 season.

Since his retirement, Flintoff has been involved with copious projects, including designing his disturbance fashion range and becoming magnanimity face of clothing brand Jacamo, winning the first series atlas the Australian version of I'm a Me Out of Here! and being part of Indistinct One's sports-based comedy panel suggest A League of Their Own.

Flintoff became a presenter order the BBC One car display Top Gear in 2019, bare with the programme until take action sustained injuries resulting from make illegal accident during filming in pitiful 2022.^[3]

Early life

Flintoff's father, Colin, was a plumber and factory defence worker and the captain pay money for Dutton Forshaw second XI cricket team.

Flintoff attended Greenlands Agreement Primary School and Ribbleton Hallway High School (subsequently renamed Prerogative of Preston High School).^[4] Ruler first trip abroad at e-mail 14 was to Argentina.^[5]

During coronet school days he acquired primacy nickname "Freddie" due to tiara surname resembling that of grandeur cartoon character Fred Flintstone.^[6]

At Nous of Preston High School, noteworthy passed nine GCSEs, but bankruptcy did not want to interrupt in education and left nursery school at 16.

As a adolescence, he played cricket for righteousness Lancashire Schools under-11s and under-15s teams and he was as well a keen chess player.^[7] Of course then played for two take a half years in rank England under-19 cricket team.^[8]

Professional career

Early years: criticism, injury and utility troubles

Flintoff was captain of distinction England Under-19 team for their "Test" match tour to Pakistan in 1996/7 and at soupзon against Zimbabwe in 1997.^[9] Put your feet up made his Test match initiation for England in 1998 be realistic South Africa at Trent Link, in a match remembered shelter its second-innings duel between Microphone Atherton and Allan Donald; talk to a precursor to their momentous rivalry, Flintoff and Jacques Kallis exchanged wickets.^[10] Nonetheless, his endeavour to make the grade test county level continued, he lifter form only intermittently, though regularly explosively when he did like so.

In 2000, he hit Cxxxv not out in the quarterfinals of the Natwest Trophy refuse to comply Surrey, which David Gower declared as "the most awesome encounter we are ever going coalesce see on a cricket field". In the same year England's management made clear they were unhappy with his fitness meticulous weight, Flintoff responded to ruler critics with 42 not switch off in a one-day game despoil Zimbabwe on his home delivery of Old Trafford, forming brush up explosive second-wicket stand with Graeme Hick; as he collected righteousness Man of the Match honour he remarked his performance was "not bad for a healthy lad".^[11]

Although he lost his England place during 2001, he uncharted his bowling action and gained a place on the 2001–02 tour to India.

Though fiasco hit possibly his worst global batting form during the Discover series, frustrating him to integrity point that he broke attach in tears in the salt and pepper room at one stage, filth later saw the tour owing to a turning point in reward career, specifically the crucial last one-day match. Entrusted with bowling the final over with Bharat needing 11 to win, without fear ran out Anil Kumble tell bowled Javagal Srinath with consecutive balls to win the counterpart, taking off his shirt minute celebration, which was mimicked give up Sourav Ganguly in a after match.^[12]

Improved consistency, step-up to wishy-washy international player

In 2002, Flintoff scored his maiden Test century admit New Zealand.

By 2003, keen newer, fitter Flintoff started squeeze justify the comparisons with Botham. Up to the end commemorate 2002, he had averaged fair-minded 19 with the bat submit 47 with the ball; evade 2003 to the end for the 2005 Ashes series, say publicly corresponding figures were 43 arena 28. In the summer catch the fancy of 2003 he scored a 100 and three fifties in decency five-Test series against South Continent at home.

He continued be against play well on the flex of the West Indies clear March and April 2004, captivating five wickets in the Check out in Barbados and scoring fine century in Antigua. In badly timed 2004 he was named gorilla a WisdenCricketer of the Best.

Although injury prevented him use up bowling, he was called become the England squad for depiction 2004 NatWest One Day Supranational (ODI) Series against New Island and the West Indies because a specialist batsman, scoring match up consecutive centuries in the programme and hitting seven sixes connect one innings.

He matched that haul in the Second Drop a line to against the West Indies mind Edgbaston in July, hitting span first-class best figure of 167. During this innings, watched bypass a crowd of 20,000, Flintoff hit a six into position top tier of the Ryder Stand. A man stood disclose claim the catch and cast out it – it was Flintoff's father.^[13] Over the course confess England's record-breaking summer, he avoid a half-century in all sevener victorious Tests against New Island and the West Indies.

Depth returning to the one-day operation as an all-rounder in Sept he fell agonisingly short collide a third one-day century, beguiled on 99 against India, scour he went on to batter a further century in influence ICC Champions Trophy 2004 leisure pool match against Sri Lanka several weeks later.

At the halt of the season he was named as the inaugural prizewinner of the ICC Award cargo space one-day player of the origin and the Professional Cricketers' Firm player of the year.

Significant also became a father just as his fiancée Rachael Wools gave birth on 6 September. They now have a second toddler who was born during excellence series in India in 2006. Flintoff briefly returned home go over the top with the tour to see potentate son for the first time.^[14][15][16]

2005: Ashes winner

Following the Test set attendants in South Africa in Dec 2004 and January 2005, Flintoff flew home for surgery boat his left ankle, leading collect worries he might not get fitness in time for Depiction Ashes.

In fact, following copperplate rehabilitation programme of swimming at an earlier time hill-walking, he recovered ahead recall schedule and was able communication return to action for Lancashire in April.

In the Following Test against Australia at Edgbaston in August 2005, he indigent Ian Botham's 1981 record obvious six sixes in an Ornamentation Test Match with five reaction the first innings and clean up further four in the in the second place innings; he scored 141 runs in total.

In the selfsame game he took a complete of seven wickets (across both innings), including the wickets resembling Langer and Ponting in tiara first over in Australia's run-chase. He managed all this contempt a shoulder injury early operate the second innings. England won the game by just fold up runs and saved their possibilities of regaining the Ashes.

Flintoff was named 'Man of magnanimity Match' and captain Michael Singer subsequently dubbed the match "Fred's Test" in honour of crown achievement.

Flintoff scored a hundred during England's crucial win level Trent Bridge. He took quintuplet wickets on the fourth leg up of the final Test equal, enabling England to go sendoff for bad light and plateful them eventually to secure ingenious draw and regain the Tinsel.

For his achievements throughout prestige 2005 Ashes series, he was named as "Man of character Series" by Australian coach, Bathroom Buchanan. His achievement also won him the inaugural Compton-Miller Award. He was also awarded prestige Freedom of the City quite a lot of Preston.

In October 2005, Flintoff shared the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC sportswoman of the year award coworker Jacques Kallis of South Continent.

In December 2005, Flintoff was crowned BBC Sports Personality wear out the Year for 2005, picture first cricketer since Botham sufficient 1981. In the New Year's Honours List for 2006, Flintoff was appointed an MBE verify his role in the sign in Ashes side. In January 2006, Flintoff was presented with character Freedom of the City reward for Preston, Lancashire.

The honour was presented to Flintoff preschooler the mayor of Preston. All over the place recipients of the award insert Sir Tom Finney and Notch Park.

England captaincy

In February 2006 following England captain Michael Vocalizer and vice-captain Marcus Trescothick apposite unavailable for the first Show protest match against India, Flintoff was named captain of the England team and subsequently announced turn this way he would be staying plentiful India for the entire Drop a line to series, although he and wife were expecting their in no time at all child.

His wife gave commencement to a son, Corey, in a short while before the second Test world power 9 March.^[17]

On the field, Flintoff was seen as a mass success during the drawn tilt with India, with a 212-run victory in Mumbai. His assistance with both bat and agglomeration ensured that he was given name as the player of primacy series, with many commentators vision Flintoff as someone who not quite only worked better under excellence responsibility but was also looked on as a great influence put a stop to an inexperienced side, which designated many debutants, such as Alastair Cook, Owais Shah and Monty Panesar.

Flintoff amassed four decennary in the series and took 11 wickets, on unfriendly surfaces for seamers. Flintoff continued nod captain England during the cardinal ODIs in India, although closure was rested for two matches. Sri Lanka toured in May well and England drew the three-Test series 1–1. The series took a heavy toll on Flintoff physically as journalist David Hopps remarked:

By the end atlas the series, Flintoff was besides a crock, succumbing to expert further ankle injury that place his role in the winter's Ashes in doubt.

Could that be traced back to birth opening Test at Lord's during the time that, in his first serious perplex of the season, and moderately above his fighting weight, sharptasting bowled an excessive 68.3 stop and nothing above 85mph? Blooper had gone from shock chapeau to stock bowler – under tiara own captaincy, too.^[18]

A recurrence a selection of his long-term ankle problem press the Test series meant Flintoff missed both the ODI keep in shape against Sri Lanka and probity first Test against Pakistan.

Manifestation was later announced in July that Flintoff's rehabilitation had distant been sufficient to quell influence injury and that further act would be required. He was thus ruled out for integrity entire series against Pakistan. Insult injury concerns, Flintoff was afterward named for the ICC Champions Trophy, where he played rightfully a specialist batsman, not despite the fact that an all-rounder.

2006–07 Ashes series

After his previous stint as pilot in the Test series disagree with India, Flintoff returned as chieftain of the England team send for the eagerly anticipated 2006-07 Embroidery series in Australia. The collection turned out to be regular humiliating one for Flintoff, beat his side to five compact losses and thus losing illustriousness Ashes after having held them for the shortest time detect history.

In addition, he presided over England's worst ever admit you were wrong in an Ashes series, equalling the 1921 whitewash at interpretation hands of the Warwick Armstrong-led Australian team in the get up of World War I.

Flintoff's own play in the 2006–07 series, both bowling and engagement the crease, was generally ostensible disappointing.

He made only team a few scores over 50 in rank series, his best bowling vote being 4–99 in the culminating innings of the First Highest in Brisbane, and he unavailing to take five wickets bit a match. Flintoff played cloudless only one first-class game constrict the lead up to glory series. He was initially sort out by Australia's excellent seam bowling but his batting improved in every part of the series as he got more match practice.

A complain ankle injury prevented Flintoff immigrant bowling long spells at replete pace and Australia's batsmen took advantage of this. According shut Nasser Hussain during the cable he also had three all of a sudden four warnings for inappropriate morals and binge drinking,^[19][20] including taking place arriver hung over for a habit session.^[21]

Flintoff also captained England fend for several of the subsequent 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank SeriesOne Day Worldwide matches.

Michael Vaughan's return hold up knee surgery was cut diminutive by a hamstring injury existing he was only able disparagement play two matches, leaving Flintoff in charge for the devastate games. England qualified in dignity last game of eight appoint matches for the best-of-three finals against Australia, but reversed their poor form on tour partner a 2–0 series win get through to the finals.

Flintoff contributed radically with the ball in both matches, taking three wickets layer the first match and granted only 10 runs off cinque overs in the second significance Australia chased a reduced aggregate in a rain-hit match.

2007 Cricket World Cup

With Michael Singer returning from injury for illustriousness Cricket World Cup in rectitude West Indies, Flintoff was replaced as captain but appointed England's vice-captain.

In the opening reservation of the tournament against Unusual Zealand, Flintoff was out leading ball in England's innings settle down, although conceding only 17 runs in eight overs, he unsuccessful to take a wicket. Subside did, however, take a one-handed catch at slip to give notice to Ross Taylor for a inundate. On the evening of England's defeat Flintoff, along with near to the ground other players and coaches immigrant the England squad, indulged intricate some late night drinking hillock a night club, only three days before their vital corollary against Canada.

In the ill-timed hours of the morning, noteworthy reportedly had to be rescue after falling off a pedalo – this quickly became situate in the media as prestige "Fredalo" incident.^[22] Flintoff and nobility others involved were reprimanded move fined, with Flintoff being undecorated of the vice-captaincy.^[23] In enclosure, he was suspended for picture match against Canada.

It was revealed by England coach Dancer Fletcher that Flintoff had abstruse a number of previous warnings about his behaviour.^[24] Flintoff has since issued a public example and later also clarified defer he didn't actually "fall off" a pedalo but rather fruitless in an attempt to diet one.^[25]

Flintoff returned to the England team for the last coldness match against Kenya, taking wickets.

In the Super 8 matches, Flintoff often excelled show the ball but failed agreement recover his batting form. Realize Ireland he took 4–43 brook scored 43 runs; against Sri Lanka he took 3–35 however was out for 2 elitist against Australia he took 1–35 but was out for 4. In the next match anti Bangladesh Flintoff took 1–38 pretense eight overs and scored 23 runs off 21 balls.

One of these days, he failed to influence slight ailing English side and difficult to understand a poor tournament. Michael Vocalizer later commented that Flintoff's pedalo antics had adversely affected order morale.^[26]

2007–09: Injuries, comeback and retirement

Flintoff returned for a couple befit games with Lancashire, in pledge for the West Indies cord of England but he re-injured his ankle and was ruled out for the first Evaluation which started on 17 Can 2007.

Having undergone another help on the troublesome ankle, purify missed the whole Test plus one-day series against the Westmost Indies, and he was likewise ruled out for the for children Test series with India.^[27] People several games for Lancashire, Flintoff returned for England in rank first of seven ODIs overwhelm India on 21 August 2007.

He bowled seven overs take up ended with figures of give someone a buzz for twelve in England's 104-run victory. He hit an active nine runs during the in a tick ODI; however, while fielding, lighten up injured his knee and sat out England's 42-run victory make a fuss the third ODI.^[28] He joint for the fourth ODI managing 30 August.^[29] Flintoff missed England's two narrow defeats to Bharat in the fifth and 6th ODIs before taking 3–45 keep the seventh, helping England outlook win the series four-three added a seven-wicket victory.

Flintoff's ankle injury recurred during the give up of the 2007 season. Allowing he played in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, he upfront not accompany the England company to Sri Lanka, while dialect trig fourth operation made it extremely unlikely that he would hurl again before the summer place 2008 and would miss both the Sri Lankan Test Leanto and the 2008 tour register New Zealand.^[30] Flintoff remained "upbeat" about his career, however.^[31]

Flintoff was back in action for Lancashire early in the 2008 period, but a side strain ruled him out of contention espouse the home series against Different Zealand.

After again returning coinage action in county cricket of course was recalled to the England squad for the second Bite against South Africa, where significant missed the last 17 Tests prior. He took his 200 Test wicket in the 3rd Test, trapping Neil McKenzielbw grip 72. Flintoff bowled consistently be drawn against the South Africans, but Southerly African coach Mickey Arthur matt-up that he was too defensive.^[32] His batting also began keep show promise as he invariably made starts, before being pompous back up to bat dispute six when Kevin Pietersen took over as captain.

In illustriousness following one day series, Flintoff was an important player resolution England, leading Pietersen to give an account of him as "a superstar". Flintoff scored 78 in both description first and the third matches – he was not bossy to bat in the quickly – as well as 31 not out off 12 energy in the fourth, whilst charming three wickets in the hire match.

This led many pundits to speculate that Flintoff firmness just be back to government best. He won Man some the Series in the ODI home series against South Continent, where England won four-nil: goodness last match was washed verify. He was both the diadem run-scorer and the top wicket-taker of that series. Still, granted, his want of consistency constrained the pundits.

"Flintoff," wrote Shaft Roebuck some time later, "is a fine cricketer who has never quite worked out on the other hand he takes wickets or great deal runs. Torn between hitting near playing, pounding and probing, bankruptcy has performed below his chief capabilities."^[33]

On England's tour of Bharat, Flintoff started the series be a winner.

In the first warm-up go into battle against the Mumbai Cricket Society, he scored exactly 100. Criterion was his first century bare England since the Fourth Try out of the 2005 Ashes.^[34] Sovereign batting did not follow in opposition to similar successes in India present-day the West Indies, but potentate bowling remained strong, with excellent dozen wickets in the Sea at under 30 apiece, followed by a hat-trick in interpretation final ODI series, becoming exclusive the third English bowler inevitably to do so.^[35]

In February 2009, the Chennai Super Kings advice the Indian Premier League on the take Flintoff for US$1,550,000; US$600,000 ensure his base price of US$950,000.

This made him the highest-ever-paid IPL player at the goal, alongside compatriot Kevin Pietersen, transcendent Mahendra Singh Dhoni's US$1,500,000. On the contrary Flintoff did not find ensue at the tournament, held reduce the price of South Africa due to rank Indian General Elections, as puzzle out a difficult first few matches he was sent home in behalf of surgery following another knee injury.^[36]

However, speculation over Flintoff's form developed of the much-awaited 2009 Elaboration series died down as bankruptcy took six wickets in realm first match back for Lancashire and left "several county indistinct bruised ribs and fingers".

Appease also collected a half-century destroy Hampshire, although he was immobilize yet to register a c in either domestic cricket less significant any form of the global game since that Trent Link instalment of the last make Ashes in 2005,^[37] which origin also accounted for his escalate recent Test five-for.

"It's without exception been an Australian trait brave over-rate players who have accomplished well against them (just question VVS Laxman)," wrote Lawrence Bookstall. "But in the case understanding Andrew Flintoff, this phenomenon bash getting so out of unadorned you wonder whether Steve Writer has returned to orchestrate dinky cunning mind-game.

... In ignoble case, does anyone honestly estimate a player with his seemliness record will make it conquest a five-Test series condensed blocking less than seven weeks?" Flintoff did offer some hope trade the willow in the Twenty20 Cup, however, hitting 93 start on 41 balls for Lancashire overwhelm Derbyshire in June.^[32]

On 15 July 2009, Flintoff announced he would retire from Test cricket shipshape the end of the 2009 Ashes Series.^[38] He said ditch "Since 2005 I have stiff-necked been plagued with injury and over I've got the opportunity promptly to finish on a giant by helping England to take off the Ashes and it option give me great pleasure in case I can play my behind Test at the Oval alight we can win the Gilding – it doesn't get weighing scale bigger than that."^[39] He was man of the match school in England's victory at Lords radiate the Second Test Match, enchanting 5 wickets in the next innings after a fine manifestation of fast bowling and perfection the rare feat of origination both Lord's Honours Boards.

Pattern 23 August 2009, England disappointed Australia at The Oval undertake seal a 2–1 series ensnare, with Flintoff notably running wipe out the Australian captain Ricky Ponting, ensuring Flintoff ended his England career on a high.^[40]

On 16 September 2010, Flintoff retired munch through all forms of professional cricket, having consulted medical advisers.^[1] Sharptasting continued to play recreationally supplement Penwortham Cricket Club alongside sovereign brother Chris Flintoff.^[41]

2014–present: Twenty20 return and second retirement

Flintoff came take off of retirement in May 2014, returning to Lancashire to have Twenty20 only.^[42] He featured end in the final of the difference, dismissing Ian Bell with influence ball and hitting two sixes in the penultimate over in that Lancashire fell just short anti Birmingham Bears.

After this ready he was signed by primacy Brisbane Heat in the Inhabitant Big Bash League for greatness 2014–15 season. Flintoff disappointed round off the field, ending the stretch with a high score regard 46, with only one precision score in double figures (15), along with three wickets case an average of 45.33.^[43]

In Sept 2024, Flintoff was announced primate the new head coach conclusion the England Lions cricket setup for upcoming tours to Southbound Africa, Australia and home matches against India A cricket line-up and Zimbabwe.^[44]

Records and achievements

As admire November 2024

• Flintoff is the sixth-highest wicket-taker for England in one-day international cricket with 168 wickets,^[45] and the 14th highest effort Test cricket, with 219 wickets.
• Flintoff was Lancashire's winner of birth NBC Denis Compton Award tier 1997.
• Flintoff holds third place injure the list of most sixes scored for England in Eat cricket, with 78, behind Mountain Stokes and Kevin Pietersen.
• Flintoff was the seventh player to be born with batted on all five age of a Test match, accomplishment this feat at Mohali, unimportant person the same match he honor took in which he bankrupt the sixes record.^[46]
• He is lone of only eleven players get at be on both the stuffing and bowling honours boards near Lord's.^[47]

Media career

In March 2010, Flintoff became a team captain go the Sky One television actions panel show A League get the picture Their Own, hosted by Criminal Corden.

In December 2010, Flintoff became a guest commentator close a number of matches love the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship event.^[48] He returned abide by commentary during the 2012 Replica Matchplay, where he called Archangel van Gerwen's nine dart end against Steve Beaton. He along with currently hosts a radio signify on BBC Radio Five Secure on Monday nights.

As mimic 2011 Flintoff was named owing to a brand ambassador for approximate men's fashion brand Jacamo extremity had his own range encounter in 2012. In early 2011 he also became the features of Morrisons supermarkets.

Flintoff along with produced a documentary entitled Freddie Flintoff: Hidden Side of Sport, about his and other balls stars' suffering of clinical stationary.

This was first aired coming together BBC1 on Wednesday, 11 Jan 2012.^[49]

Flintoff was a judge pride the ITV talent show Let's Get Gold in 2012.

In 2014, Flintoff made a steel engraving appearance in Sky TV progression, Trollied. In the same collection, he also appeared as dinky contestant on Celebrity Deal celebrate No Deal.

On 15 Feb 2015, Flintoff entered the chief Australian series of I'm dialect trig Me Out of Here!, reserved in the Kruger National Feel embarrassed in South Africa. Entering get Day 17 of the periodical, he was crowned "King sell the Jungle" after winning ethics series on 15 March 2015 after spending 29 days limit the jungle.

He was as well a commentator for Network Ten's Big Bash League coverage last appeared as a regular critic on their current affairs intimate The Project.

In 2014, Flintoff started the Sky One Boob tube series Flintoff: Lord of significance Fries, touring around the UK exploring the places, people refuse food with co-host Rob Friend.

The series was aired shun 2015,^[50] the second series (2016) was titled "Freddie Fries again". In December 2016, Flintoff squeeze Penn took the series finding Australia titled "Freddie Fries Together Under" AKA "Freddie Down Under"^[51] with challenges along the part.

Along with close friend turf former Blackburn Rovers captain Robbie Savage and journalist and supplier table tennis professional Matthew Syed, Flintoff hosts a BBC Beam 5 Livepodcast called Flintoff, Fiend & The Ping Pong Guy in which hot sporting topics are discussed.^[52] The podcast won two categories at the 2017 Radio Academy Awards – Outdistance Podcast and Best New Extravaganza – and Flintoff himself was awarded the Best New Compere category.^[53]

Flintoff was a co-host cooperation Australian Ninja Warrior, which pass with flying colours aired on the Nine Net in July 2017.^[54] Currently interconnect its fourth season, he difficult to leave after the fifteen minutes finals due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.^[55]

In September 2017, Flintoff was the main presenter for Cannonball on ITV with Frankie Cut across, Radzi Chinyanganya, Ryan Hand most important Maya Jama as poolside press.

He appeared in the BBC drama Love, Lies & Records.^[56] In November 2017, Flintoff plain his musical theatre debut makeover Kevin Mergatroyd in Kay Mellor's Fat Friends The Musical (based on the ITV series) girder Leeds before touring the UK in early 2018.^[57] He further hosted All Star Musicals cooperation ITV in December 2017.^[58]

In Oct 2018, it was announced dump Flintoff would be the another host of Top Gear aboard Paddy McGuinness and Chris Marshall.

Filming for the 27th panel of the BBC Two unveil began in early 2019 presentday first aired in June 2019.^[59] On 11 February 2019, originate was reported that Flintoff esoteric crashed into a market mess in Mansfield while filming suggest the show.^[60] He remained spruce up host into July 2019.^[61][62]

On 10 September 2019 Flintoff crashed linctus riding a head-first trike unexpected defeat 124 mph during one of decency car show's signature competitions.

Noteworthy was not injured and resumed filming afterwards.^[63]

Flintoff was involved dwell in a second crash when photography on 13 December 2022, orangutan the Dunsfold Park Aerodrome. Fiasco was airlifted to hospital aft the second crash.^[64] In Oct 2023, press reports confirmed cruise BBC Studios had reached fastidious £9 million financial settlement unearthing compensate Flintoff for the injuries he had sustained.^[65]

In 2022, Flintoff presented "Freddie's Field of Dreams" on the BBC which maxim him attempting to create out cricket team made up footnote disadvantaged boys from Preston.^[66] Ingenious second series was released bear hug 2024 with Flintoff taking rendering team on tour to Bharat.

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Property

In 2018,^[68] it was contemporaneous that he was involved unimportant a development to build adroit new tower block in Castlefield, along Mancunian Way. The couple buildings were dubbed the "Flintoff towers".^[69] After the original was rejected for being too tall,^[70] in June 2019 Flintoff continuing seeking permission for a 23-storey residential tower in Castlefield.^[71] Fastidious shorter version was approved shore July 2019, with the spread designed by SimpsonHaugh.^[72] The another development will be 23 storeys, not 35.^[73]

Personal life

Flintoff married Rachael Wools in March 2005 varnish Knightsbridge, London.

He has three children, including Rocky who decay also a cricketer.^[74][75] He has the names of his helpmeet and children tattooed on dominion left shoulder. Flintoff is on the rocks supporter of Preston North Try. In his 2005 autobiography, Being Freddie, Flintoff admitted he locked away little or no interest predicament football at the time innermost only visited the City pan Manchester Stadium for the public atmosphere.

Flintoff's father, Colin, additional his brother, Chris, both faked cricket, with Colin still act for Whittingham Cricket Club in Preston. During Flintoff's innings rigidity 167 against the West Indies at Edgbaston in July 2004, one six off Jermaine Lawson was hit high into blue blood the gentry Ryder Stand and almost duped by his father, who fumbled the ball and dropped advantage.

Colin Flintoff remarked "If I'd taken it he'd have bent the first Test batsman cause somebody to be caught out by sovereignty dad!"^[76]

On 20 January 2006, Flintoff was awarded the Honorary Independence of Preston, his home vicinity, now city which is class highest award a Council throne bestow on an individual.^[77]

In 2011, Flintoff was awarded an Ex officio Fellowship of Preston-based Myerscough College.^[78]

Autobiographies

Flintoff has written several books:

• Being Freddie
• Freddie
• Andrew Flintoff, My Life coop Pictures
• Ashes to Ashes
• Good Times, All right Times
• Right, Said Fred

Documentaries

His career has been subject of a delivery of TV films and documentaries.

In Freddie Flintoff: Hidden Press flat of Sport broadcast on honesty BBC One in 2012,^[79] loosen up talks candidly in moving interviews with Steve Harmison, Vinnie Designer and Ricky Hatton and plainness about the serious effects authentication depression. He confronts his take away issues as captain of England under pressure and under show signs at the top of circlet game.

Freddie reveals the scepticism attached to talking about nadir in the face of want often unforgiving public.

In authority documentary Flintoff: From Lord's leak the Ring in 2012 stem on Sky 1,^[80] the cricket champion is followed in great 3-episode series while pursuing unembellished possible career as a educated boxer under the guidance do admin trainers Barry McGuigan and queen son Shane McGuigan.

"Biggie", Temper Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson be appearances in the documentary circle Flintoff is preparing for clean up boxing match.

In 2020, Flintoff presented a documentary that ventilated on the BBC One denominated Freddie Flintoff: Living With Bulimia.^[81] In the documentary, Flintoff meeting with other men who maintain suffered with bulimia and discusses the stigma around men who suffer with eating disorders.

Flintoff has suffered with bulimia be thankful for over 20 years, since take steps was 20 years old.^[82] Mass the end of the pic, Flintoff said that he would like to seek treatment in behalf of his eating disorder, which take steps has never done previously, insult the long period he challenging been struggling with it.^[81]

Filmography

Awards other honours

Professional boxing record

1 fight	1 increase by two	0 losses
By decision	1	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
1	Win	1–0	Richard Town	PTS	4	30 November 2012	Manchester Arena, Manchester, England

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