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Andrew Flintoff, center, Paddy McGuiness, left, and Chris Harris, the presenters of “Top Gear” in London in 2018.

As England erupted in celebration, Lee sank to his haunches and Flintoff crouched to offer consolation.

A source said at the time that Flintoff had not been driving at high-speed and it was "an accident that could happen to anyone".

Filming on the series was suspended while Flintoff, who presents the show alongside Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris, recovered from his injuries and investigations took place.

Flintoff was taken to hospital by air ambulance last December after a high-speed crash during filming.

In September 2023, Flintoff was seen in public for the first time since the accident, with his face still visibly injured from the event.

Just weeks after the news the BBC had rested Top Gear for the "foreseeable future" following Flintoff's crash, has also revealed the details of an accident he was involved in while filming the show.

One addition to that genre is the role cricket is playing in putting a smile back on Andrew Flintoff’s face after all the horrors he has endured in the past nine months.

Such a lineup could include big names like Freddie Flintoff, Brendan Fevola, Casey Donovan, Fiona O'Loughlin, Richard Reid, Miguel Maestre, Abbie Chatfield and Dylan Lewis among others.

There were reports Flintoff's accident was so bad Top Gear staff who witnessed it had to be signed off work indefinitely as they struggled to come to terms with an incident described as "something you would truly want to unsee".

The Scottish Sun leads with details of the near-death car crash that Top Gear presenter Freddie Flintoff was involved in last year.

This poignant embrace between Andrew Flintoff and Brett Lee came at the end of a titanic Test match in 2005, when Australia fell three runs short of victory.

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Flintoff wealth is estimated at around £16 million ($20m).

Filming of Top Gear was halted following Flintoff's accident.

Flintoff was one of the key players in the iconic 2005 Ashes series and also helped England reclaim the urn from the old enemy in 2009 before retiring a year later.

Freddie Flintoff’s Field Of Dreams On Tour will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 9pm on Tuesday, August 13.

I thought I could just shake it off," said Flintoff.

McGuinness, Harris and Flintoff used to be co-hosts of hit BBC series Top Gear, until the later was severely injured in an accident at the show's Test Track - the Dunsfold Aerodrome, Surrey - back in December 2022.

The appointment continues a rapid rise through the coaching ranks since Flintoff returned his attention to the sport after a serious car accident while filming the BBC series Top Gear in December 2022.

The show follows Flintoff as he heads to India with the Lancashire Academy, who are on tour – a place, as he says, where “ is 10 times bigger than football”.