{"id":236562,"date":"2023-09-22T13:56:39","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T13:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=236562"},"modified":"2023-09-22T13:56:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T13:56:39","slug":"brave-freddie-flintoff-takes-charge-at-england-cricket-training-as-top-gear-stig-slams-bbc-over-horror-crash-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/brave-freddie-flintoff-takes-charge-at-england-cricket-training-as-top-gear-stig-slams-bbc-over-horror-crash-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Brave Freddie Flintoff takes charge at England cricket training – as Top Gear Stig slams BBC over horror crash | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
BRAVE Freddie Flintoff has taken charge at England cricket training – after a former Top Gear Stig slammed the BBC over the star's horror crash.<\/p>\n
Freddie was snapped leading a nets session at Trent Bridge in Nottingham this morning.<\/p>\n
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Wearing an England-branded bucket hat, hoodie and sunglasses, he smiled as he watched the squad practise.<\/p>\n
There were still signs on Freddie's face of the horror injuries he suffered after narrowly surviving a 130mph Top Gear smash.<\/p>\n
Flintoff, 45, suffered facial injuries and broken ribs\u00a0in the 130mph crash\u00a0in an open-topped three-wheel Morgan Super 3,\u00a0but has since returned to public life.<\/p>\n
Yesterday former F1 driver and Top Gear Stig Perry McCarthy slammed the BBC's handling of the crash.<\/p>\n
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Speaking on GB News, he said: "There've been a number of adventures and accidents across the show's history.<\/p>\n
"Their health and safety procedures have come up.<\/p>\n
"I know what I'm doing a little bit so I could take care of myself. I\u00a0kind of find it pretty bizarre really. <\/p>\n
"You know, first off we all wish Freddie well, and judging by the pictures you can only imagine he went through an awful lot of pain.<\/p>\n
<\/picture>MORE TO COME <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>COOK OFF <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>WEDDING JOY <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>FREDDIE’S SUPPORT <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n "So yeah, hats off to Freddie and his enthusiasm and his character and he's one of the people that's really made Top Gear come back to be in a great show.<\/p>\n "But temper enthusiasm, it's got to be tempered sometimes."<\/p>\n McCarthy added: "Freddie's background is a sportsman, he's highly competitive, but it is not driving.<\/p>\n "And sometimes I feel that maybe there's a bit of a need to contain the enthusiasm to protect enthusiastic and talented drivers like Freddie or talented personalities like Freddie from themselves. <\/p>\n "So everything's conjecture at the moment. And that's what I'm critical of is why don't we know exactly what has happened?"<\/p>\n The BBC has been contacted for comment.<\/p>\n It comes after insiders said it is the "perfect time" for Freddie to make a cricketing come back.<\/p>\n Former England teammate Steve Harmison said that Freddie is in "good form" following his recovery.<\/p>\nEngland call up Kohler-Cadmore, whose WhatsApp boasts were used in rape trial<\/h3>\n
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