{"id":288283,"date":"2023-09-10T21:34:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T21:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=288283"},"modified":"2023-09-10T21:34:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T21:34:36","slug":"freddie-flintoff-is-all-smiles-as-legend-is-pictured-again-after-top-gear-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/nba\/freddie-flintoff-is-all-smiles-as-legend-is-pictured-again-after-top-gear-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Freddie Flintoff is all smiles as legend is pictured again after Top Gear crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Freddie Flintoff was all smiles on Sunday as he laughed and joked with England players on his return to the public eye. <\/p>\n

The cricketing icon is working as a consultant with the ODI squad during their series against New Zealand and his appearance on Saturday was his first in public since December of last year. <\/p>\n

The 45-year-old was injured while filming Top Gear at the show's test track at Dunsfold Park Aerodrome, Surrey, when his open-topped Morgan Super 3 car flipped over.<\/p>\n

Flintoff was seen with visible scars on his face having been lucky to survive according to his son, after being rushed to hospital at the time of the incident. <\/p>\n

READ MORE: Inside Freddie Flintoff's near-fatal Top Gear crash \u2013 from agonising wait to staff's PTSD <\/b><\/p>\n

Flintoff's accident led to a suspension in the filming of series 34 of Top Gear pending a health and safety review, with his fellow presenters being Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris.<\/p>\n

The former A League of Their Own captain was seen tossing a ball into the air and laughing with Liam Livingstone on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Flintoff also showed bowling technique and stood with players in a huddle before watching on from the box as England won by 79 runs to ties things up the four ODI series.<\/p>\n

Where does Freddie Flintoff rank among England icons? Give us your thoughts in the comments section below.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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Among those to celebrate Flintoff's appearance on social media was Piers Morgan, who wrote: \u201cBrilliant to see \u2066Freddie @flintoff11 \u2069 back with the England team today."<\/p>\n

A fan added: "Great to see Freddie out and about, nice touch for England to bring him in."<\/p>\n

A second agreed: "Great to see him out and about amazing cricketer, presenter & bloke."<\/p>\n

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Flintoff's son Corey told the Mail last December that he and his family were "shocked" to hear news of the accident. <\/p>\n

He added: "He's OK. I'm not too sure what happened but he is lucky to be alive. It was a pretty nasty crash. It is shocking. We are all shocked but just hope he's going to be OK."<\/p>\n

Flintoff, born Andrew, shares Corey with wife Rachael, as well as daughter Holly.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Stuart Broad admitted it was great to have the England legend back around the squad. He said: "I saw him at Cardiff and I had ten minutes with him. He was in really fine form.<\/p>\n

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"He's been doing some work with the England Under-19s, which he really enjoyed and he'd just arrived in Cardiff to settle into this group for this series.<\/p>\n

"Freddie Flintoff would have inspired this side back in '05 and before so he's an icon of English cricket and a legend of the game. So just to be able to spend some time around him and pick his brain and feel the aura he has within the group.<\/p>\n

"The opportunity for him to pull on the Three Lions shirt again is really special."<\/p>\n

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