{"id":235645,"date":"2023-09-12T14:46:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T14:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=235645"},"modified":"2023-09-12T14:46:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T14:46:11","slug":"brave-freddie-flintoff-beams-while-playing-cricket-after-incognito-return-in-back-offices-as-bbc-faces-top-gear-crisis-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/brave-freddie-flintoff-beams-while-playing-cricket-after-incognito-return-in-back-offices-as-bbc-faces-top-gear-crisis-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Brave Freddie Flintoff beams while playing cricket after &#x27;incognito return&#x27; in back offices as BBC faces Top Gear crisis | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BRAVE Freddie Flintoff beams as he plays cricket today after it emerged he watched the Ashes &quot;incognito&quot; in a back office.<\/p>\n<p>The former cricketer has rarely been seen in public since he narrowly escaped death in a 130mph smash while filming Top Gear.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/john-walton-pa-wire-restrictions-844395770.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/john-walton-pa-wire-restrictions-844392782-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>But brave Freddie was pictured for the first time after the <span>horror<\/span> last week as he helped coach the <span>England<\/span> team in Cardiff ahead of their match against New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>The athlete appeared in good spirits as he joked with the team but there was still evidence of his\u00a0horror\u00a0injuries under his England Cricket\u00a0bucket hat.<\/p>\n<p>Freddie was snapped today at the <span>Kia<\/span> Oval in London taking part in net sessions.<\/p>\n<p>His trademark smile as he helped Jofra Archer practice bowling is a world away from Freddie&#x27;s <span>summer<\/span>, as he shielded from the public eye.<\/p>\n<h2><span>Read more on Freddie<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-23914090-1694513750738.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>BBC faces crisis as Top Gear still on hold 9 months after Flintoff crash<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DF-SPORT-PREVIEW-FLINTOFF.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Flintoff still covered his face weeks ago and snuck into the Ashes, says pal<\/h3>\n<p>TalkTV\u00a0host\u00a0Piers Morgan\u00a0told how the cricketer watched England&#x27;s performance in secret during The\u00a0Ashes\u00a0in\u00a0Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on talkSport, he added: &quot;I&#x27;d heard from various people that through The Ashes series that he was turning up as a guest of Rob Key, who runs England cricket now and is one of his great mates, but they were very incognito and watching it in back offices on TV. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;A very small number of people went to see him.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I was encouraged, but he&#x27;s still got a lot of scarring on his face and signs of injury nine months after the crash.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Cricket<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/checks-face-pakistans-agha-salman-844249558.jpg\"><\/picture><span>CAUGHT OUT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Asia Cup star left with bloodied face as fans praise KL Rahul&#8217;s sweet gesture<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-23910567-1694467378370.jpg\"><\/picture><span>\u2018I LOVE YOU\u2019 <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>KL Rahul\u2019s girlfriend shares tribute to her \u2018everything\u2019 after milestone<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DF-SPORT-PREVIEW-FLINTOFF.jpg\"><\/picture><span>READY FREDDIE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Flintoff still covered his face weeks ago and snuck into the Ashes, says pal<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-513.png\"><\/picture><span>BABY JOY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Shaheen Afridi\u2019s sweet gesture to first-time dad Jasprit Bumrah despite rivalry<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&quot;I know he&#x27;s had a lot of mental\u00a0health\u00a0issues because of it, as you would expect because it was a horrendous crash that nearly killed him.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>It comes amid fears at the\u00a0BBC\u00a0that his crash could spell the end for\u00a0Top Gear, which is one of the broadcaster&#x27;s top money spinners.<\/p>\n<p>The show has remained on ice since Freddie&#x27;s crash, with no confirmation on whether the host will return.<\/p>\n<p>Freddie suffered horror injuries to his jaw and broken ribs in the near-fatal smash in December.<\/p>\n<p>He was airlifted to <span>hospital<\/span> after the roofless high-speed, three-wheel car he was\u00a0driving\u00a0flipped and slid along a track.<\/p>\n<p>Piers revealed how he believes his pal is in a &quot;better place&quot; now nine months on from the smash as he slowly returns to public life.<\/p>\n<p>The Sun columnist added: &quot;Freddie is gingerly putting himself back into the game and it&#x27;s brilliant to see him laughing and joking and interacting with the public again. I think he needs that.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I&#x27;ve known him for a long time. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;He&#x27;s a good friend of mine and we were really worried about him because the reports of how bad the crash was were that it was <span>real life<\/span> and death and he was lucky to survive.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I&#x27;m so chuffed for him and actually got a message from him yesterday. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;He&#x27;s not really been interacting with anybody as he&#x27;s been trying to get himself back on track. <\/p>\n<h2><span>READ MORE SUN STORIES<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2019-bbc-talks-irish-dutch-696829216.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>BBC radio DJ in on-air rant during final show which bosses tried to silence<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/VP-COMP-BACHERLORETTE-v2-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Horror pics show 230ft cliff where reality star, 36, died in tragic car plunge<\/h3>\n<p>&quot;Now he&#x27;s in a better place and I&#x27;m really pleased about that.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Freddie will now return to screens in the winter for the second season of his cricket series Field Of Dreams.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/john-walton-pa-wire-restrictions-844392621-3.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-567.png\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-569.png\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-570.png\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/23916119\/freddie-flintoff-plays-cricket-incognito-return-ashes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BRAVE Freddie Flintoff beams as he plays cricket today after it emerged he watched the Ashes &quot;incognito&quot; in a back office. 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