Freddie Flintoff set for ‘first paid cricket position’ 11 months after horror crash
Freddie Flintoff is the recent favorite to be appointed as the brand new head coach of the Northern Superchargers within the Hundred, in accordance with studies. The 45-year-old, who was concerned in a horrifying crash whereas filming for Top Gear final December, was beforehand noticed within the England camp earlier than their woeful Cricket World Cup exit and is claimed to be closing in on a paid return to the game.
Flintoff was seen placing England’s fielders by means of their paces alongside different members of teaching employees again in September as he made his first public look since his near-fatal Top Gear crash. He sustained facial accidents and damaged ribs when the automotive he was driving veered off the street at 130mph at Dunsfold Park Aerodrome final December.
It appears as if Flintoff is closing in on a brand new position with the Northern Superchargers, who’re anticipated to nominate him as their head coach forward of subsequent 12 months’s Hundred, in accordance with The Times. The transfer would see Flintoff take up his first paid position in cricket since returning to the game following his high-speed crash 11 months in the past.
His position with the England group has reportedly been on a casual mentoring foundation, slightly than a proper contract, however his proposed transfer to the Superchargers can be on a part-time deal during the Hundred. He is ready to interchange outgoing head coach James Foster, who was not given a brand new contract after the lads’s group completed backside of the group final season.
The report provides that Flintoff’s appointment might be confirmed by the Superchargers later this week, with the short-term nature of the deal permitting him to proceed his position with England. He has additionally been working with the under-19 group and the England Lions as of late by means of his shut friendship with managing director Rob Key.
The former all-rounder remains to be anticipated to journey to the UAE with the Lions for a three-week coaching programme earlier than becoming a member of up with England’s limited-overs group within the West Indies in December. There can also be stated to be an opportunity that Flintoff will spend a while with the Test facet forward of their five-match sequence in opposition to India in early 2024.
Flintoff retired from cricket in 2009 after a massively profitable profession, throughout which he performed 79 Tests and over 140 one-day matches for England. He joined the Top Gear presenting group in 2019, the place he labored alongside fellow co-hosts Chris Harris and Paddy McGuinness previous to his terrifying crash.
The BBC rapidly halted manufacturing after the incident, with the broadcasting big confirming in an announcement {that a} choice is but to be made on whether or not to proceed filming. His teenage son Corey beforehand claimed that Flintoff was fortunate to be alive, with the entire household being left ‘shocked’ after he was airlifted to hospital with a lot of severe accidents.
“He’s okay, I’m not too sure what happened but he is lucky to be alive,” Corey advised the Daily Mail. “It was a pretty nasty crash. It is shocking, we are all shocked but just hope he’s going to be OK.”