- Flintoff suffered an almost fatal car accident while turning Top Gear in December 2022
- He returned to cricket afterwards and is now in charge of the Lions of England team
- The star opened upon his return to sport and anxieties that he faced
Freddie Flintoff opened his doors when he returned to a cricket after an accident that changed the life that saw him both with physical and mental scars.
The former cricket star in England who became a television presenter ended up with horrible injuries after the car he was testing on the BBC automobile show turned to the Dunsfold aerodrome in Surrey more than two years ago.
Flintoff led a three -wheele Super 3 three -wheeled sports car when she overturned and crashed from the Top Gear test track on December 13, 2022 during the shooting.
The car is an open roof engine capable of hitting 130 MPH – and the cricket player was not wearing a helmet when the car turned.
Although the car is equipped with roller bars designed to protect the occupants in the event of a return, Flintoff has undergone serious facial injuries and broken ribs.
After the accident, Flintoff returned to a cricket in a role of coach and is now working with the Lions of England after a visit with those under 19 and the senior team. Addressing The Times, he revealed what he felt to return to Cardiff’s cricket projectors for an international day against New Zealand.
Freddie Flintoff (on the left) opened its doors when he returned to cricket after an almost deadly car accident in 2022
Flintoff revealed the mental assessment of the injuries suffered during the filming of BBC Motoring Show Top Gear meant that he had not left the house for between six and eight months (photo of 2022)
Flintoff returned to cricket when he started working with the quick quantities of England in 2023
“That day in Cardiff, I had to leave my room,” he said. “I couldn’t get out of the room.
“In this hotel room, I was so anxious and worried. I finally went down to breakfast, I sat down and discussed with Reece Topley then Jos (Buttler). I had to return to my room to get my baseball glove and sparkle and I was waiting for the elevator again and I heard steps. I knew it would be Stokesy (Ben Stokes).
“I didn’t really know him then. I have established an excellent relationship with him since, but I was worried about it, standing in the elevator with him. We were both there. He’s Stokesy and I am supposed to be like that, I suppose, but I didn’t feel like that.
“I got on the team bus. Jonny Bairstow came and sat with me. I have known Jonny since he was young, to play with his brother. In the locker room, Joe Root came, one of the best men you have ever met, and everyone made me feel so welcome. Slowly but surely I started to find my feet. And sitting on the balcony and illustrated. Even the press was nice at home. It’s incredible what an accident can do.
Speaking about Jonathan Ross’ show in April, Flintoff admitted that he had not left the house for about six to seven months when he was trying to mentally cope with his scars after the accident.
Last year, he joined the staff of England coaches as a mentor, working in various lists before winning the post with the Lions.
After working with the senior team as a mentor, he joined the White England teams as an assistant coach in the exterior series in the Antilles and the Twenty20 World Cup before playing his leading role as head coach with northern super-chargers.
He is now growing with confidence, adding: “It will always be there, but in a strange way, I have an acceptance now. I don’t fight it. I always receive flashbacks at night and anxiety and other things, but I know that it happens and I accept that.
