He said: “We thought about it...I originally wanted five but you have three and that felt like enough. In the following one day series, Flintoff was an important player for England, leading Pietersen to describe him as "a superstar". Entering on Day 17 of the series, he was crowned "King of the Jungle" after winning the series on 15 March 2015 after spending 29 days in the jungle. Freddie reveals the stigma attached to talking about depression in the face of an often unforgiving public. Filming for the 27th series of the BBC Two show began in early 2019, and first aired in June 2019. He managed all this despite a shoulder injury early in the second innings. Following his debut in 1998, he became an integral player for England, and was "Man of the Series" in the 2005 Ashes. "[53] After the original was rejected for being too tall,[54] in June 2019 Flintoff continued seeking permission for a 23-storey residential tower in Castlefield. This was first aired on BBC1 on Wednesday, 11 January 2012. He continued: ”I’d like to spend more time at home than I do at the minute – it's a constant battle getting that work-home life balance right, and I've got it right sometimes; I've got it wrong sometimes. It appears the couple have done a U-turn on their decision to have no more kids after Freddie said they didn't want to expand their brood in 2016. He won Man of the Series in the ODI home series against South Africa, where England won four-nil: the last match was washed out. "Flintoff," wrote Peter Roebuck some time later, "is a fine cricketer who has never quite worked out how he takes wickets or scores runs. [16] Flintoff has since issued a public apology, and later also clarified that he didn't actually "fall off" a pedalo, but rather failed in an attempt to board one. Flintoff continued to captain England during the seven ODIs in India, although he was rested for two matches. But I still have my moments where I look at them and think, 'How's this happened? After his previous stint as captain in the Test series against India, Flintoff returned as captain of the England team for the eagerly anticipated 2006-07 Ashes series in Australia. Flintoff's father, Colin, and his brother, Chris, both played cricket, with Colin still playing for Whittingham Cricket Club near Preston.

[46], In October 2018, it was announced that Flintoff will be the new host of Top Gear alongside Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris.

[23], Flintoff was back in action for Lancashire early in the 2008 season, but a side strain ruled him out of contention for the home series against New Zealand.

[43], Flintoff is a co-host for Australian Ninja Warrior, which first aired on the Nine Network in July 2017. After the 2014-15 Big Bash League season, he finally retired from cricket.

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Andrew Freddie Flintoff is to be a father for the fourth time. He was not injured and resumed filming afterwards.

His wife gave birth to a son, Corey, shortly before the second Test on 9 March.

After this season he was signed by the Brisbane Heat in the Australian Big Bash League for the 2014–15 season. As of 2011 Flintoff was named as a brand ambassador for big men's fashion brand Jacamo and had his own range produced in 2012.

In December 2016, Flintoff and Penn took the series to Australia titled "Freddie Fries Down Under" AKA "Freddie Down Under"[41] with challenges along the way. He was a judge on the ITV talent show Let's Get Gold in 2012. The best thing I do.”, Freddie continued: “And it's not even the big things, it's the trivial stuff. [56] The new development will be 23 storeys, not 35.[57].

[20] He returned for the fourth ODI on 30 August.

Flintoff was captain of the England Under-19 team for their "Test" match tour to Pakistan in 1996/7 and at home against Zimbabwe in 1997.

[48] He remains a host into July 2019. [34] He featured in the final of the competition, dismissing Ian Bell with the ball and hitting two sixes in the penultimate over as Lancashire fell just short against Birmingham Bears. “But it has changed me – it's responsibility, it's not just about me. The series turned out to be a humiliating one for Flintoff, leading his side to five straight losses and thus losing the Ashes after having held them for the shortest time in history. He bowled seven overs and ended with figures of one for twelve in England's 104-run victory. Other recipients of the award include Sir Tom Finney and Nick Park. Flintoff contributed significantly with the ball in both matches, taking three wickets in the first match and allowing only 10 runs off five overs in the second as Australia chased a reduced total in a rain-hit match. In 2002, he scored his maiden Test century.

[47] On 11 February 2019, it was reported that Flintoff had crashed into a market stall in Mansfield while filming for the show. "Everyone said that couldn't happen, but it put everything into perspective. Flintoff is only the seventh player to have batted on all five days of a Test match, achieving this feat at Mohali, in the same match in which he broke the sixes record.

The cricketer and Top Gear host, 41, confirmed the happy news this week, revealing their little son's cute name.

"It's always been an Australian trait to over-rate players who have done well against them (just ask VVS Laxman)," wrote Lawrence Booth. Michael Vaughan's return from knee surgery was cut short by a hamstring injury and he was only able to play two matches, leaving Flintoff in charge for the remaining games. I'm dressed in whites, we're chucking a ball around and trying to hit it.'

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff has revealed he and his wife Rachael privately welcomed their fourth child into the world last Christmas. Although injury prevented him from bowling, he was called into the England squad for the 2004 NatWest One Day International (ODI) Series against New Zealand and the West Indies as a specialist batsman, scoring two consecutive centuries in the series and hitting seven sixes in one innings.