{"id":297111,"date":"2023-11-15T00:24:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T00:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=297111"},"modified":"2023-11-15T00:24:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T00:24:22","slug":"andrew-flintoff-set-to-be-named-coach-for-hundred-side-next-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/%d1%81ricket\/andrew-flintoff-set-to-be-named-coach-for-hundred-side-next-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Flintoff set to be named coach for Hundred side next summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Andrew Flintoff is set to take on his biggest role yet as the former England star continues his gradual return to cricket after horror Top Gear crash<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Andrew &#8216;Freddie&#8217; Flintoff has been making a gradual return to cricket this year\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It follows his car crash while filming Top Gear that left him with serious injuries\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Andrew Flintoff will take the biggest step yet in his return to cricket when he becomes coach of the Northern Superchargers in next summer\u2019s Hundred.<\/p>\n<p>The hero of England\u2019s famous 2005 Ashes triumph has been making a gradual return to the sport that made his name after the car crash earlier this year while filming BBC\u2019s Top Gear that left him with serious injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Flintoff first emerged as an unpaid mentor with the England one-day side in their limited-overs series against New Zealand last summer after watching three Ashes Tests incognito at the invitation of his close friend and managing director of England cricket Rob Key.<\/p>\n<p>Such was the impact made by \u2018Freddie\u2019 that he stayed on for the 50-over series against Ireland that completed the summer and on Thursday he will travel to Abu Dhabi as a consultant on the Lions red-ball practice tour.<\/p>\n<p>Now comes the biggest move yet for Flintoff as he is set to replace James Foster as the coach of the Leeds-based team in the ECB\u2019s 100-ball competition. Kyle Hogg, who appeared with Flintoff on the BBC cricket documentary Field of Dreams, will be his assistant.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/14\/21\/77800959-12749571-image-a-10_1699997604106.jpg\" height=\"413\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Andrew Flintoff is to make his biggest step yet in his return to cricket as a coach for the Northern Superchargers in next summer\u2019s Hundred<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/14\/21\/77800967-12749571-image-a-11_1699997641386.jpg\" height=\"473\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Flintoff&#8217;s gradual return to the sport comes following his serious crash filming on Top Gear<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/14\/21\/77801019-12749571-image-a-12_1699997667549.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He is set to replace James Foster as the coach of the Leeds-based team in the ECB\u2019s 100-ball competition (Harry Brook pictured for the Superchargers back in August)<\/p>\n<p>Key has been instrumental in the return of Flintoff to cricket and told Mail Sport last summer that he regularly turns to his old England team-mate for advice, such is the high regard Flintoff is held in the ECB offices of power.<\/p>\n<p>The Lancastrian has now turned his back on television following his recovery from the horror crash but may film a second season of Field of Dreams which is close to its heart as it featured him forming a cricket team from a group of teenagers in his home town of Preston.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/article-12749571\/Andrew-Flintoff-set-named-new-coach-Northern-Superchargers-summers-gradual-return-cricket-takes-biggest-step-yet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrew Flintoff is set to take on his biggest role yet as the former England star continues his gradual return to cricket after horror Top Gear crash Andrew &#8216;Freddie&#8217; 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