Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff is seen for the first time since 近づく-致命的な 最高の，を越す Gear 衝突，墜落 nine months ago - as he makes return to sport working with England cricket team

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Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff was seen on Friday for the first time since he 苦しむd a horror 衝突，墜落 that almost killed him nine months ago and left him with 厳しい facial 傷害s and several broken ribs.?

The 近づく-致命的な 衝突，墜落 on BBC's 最高の，を越す Gear saw Flintoff's three-wheeled open-最高の，を越す car, which did not have 空気／公表する 捕らえる、獲得するs, flip over on December 13.?

Former international cricketer Flintoff, 45, then had to wait an 'agonising' 45 minutes for an 空気／公表する 救急車 - with the BBC later giving him an 陳謝.

The serious 事故 saw Flintoff やめる 最高の，を越す Gear and several members of staff who 証言，証人／目撃するd it 調印するd off sick 無期限に／不明確に as a result of 地位，任命する-traumatic 強調する／ストレス disorder.?

After not 存在 seeing since the shocking 衝突，墜落, Flintoff?has been making a 静かな re-introduction to cricket this summer, working with the England team.?

Though he appeared in good spirits as he coached the players on Friday, he still bore the scars of his 小衝突 with death last December.?

In the 影響, his wife Rachael 報道によれば begged him to stay off work - perhaps 影響（力）ing his 決定／判定勝ち（する） to return to the 比較して gen tle world of cricket, as …に反対するd to the ますます daring lifestyle he lived before his 衝突，墜落.?

Flintoff's 傷害s were still 明白な nine months on from the 衝突，墜落 which left him with broken ribs and facial bones

Flintoff made his return to England cricket after joining the coaching staff as a 助言者

Onlookers say he may be 捜し出すing to 調査する coaching and 助言者ing 適切な時期s in the game that made his 指名する

The serious 事故 saw Flintoff やめる 最高の，を越す Gear and several members of staff who 証言，証人／目撃するd it 調印する off sick 無期限に／不明確に as a result of 地位，任命する-traumatic 強調する／ストレス disorder

Flintoff pictured in 2017 as the host of ITV game show Cannonball which featured a water-based 障害 course on Malta

The father-of-four was 'lucky to be alive' when his?open-topped three-wheel Morgan 最高の 3?flipped over in 氷点の 条件s, によれば his son.?

Filming on the series was 一時停止するd while Flintoff 回復するd from his 傷害s and 調査s took place, with 報告（する）／憶測s the former professional cricketer was putting his TV career on 持つ／拘留する.

An insider told The Times?in March: 'Freddie has been 本気で emotionally and 肉体的に 影響する／感情d by the 衝突，墜落. He is a daredevil, that's what he does, and he doesn't feel like he is able to continue to play that 役割 on the show.'

READ MORE: FLINTOFF'S TOP GEAR CRASH CAR THAT LEFT HIM WITH FACE WOUNDS WAS 'NOT FITTED WITH AIRBAGS'?

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報告（する）／憶測s said Flintoff had decided to leave the programme before the BBC 確認するd in March it was 停止（させる）ing filming of the に引き続いて series, which had been 始める，決める for 解放（する） in the autumn.?

The Mail on Sunday 報告（する）／憶測d the high-速度(を上げる） 事故 and horrific 傷害s of the former England cricket 星／主役にする had a ‘重要な 影響’ on 証言，証人／目撃するs, 妨げるing them from returning to work.

Sources say that there were many staff 現在の at last December’s 粉砕する at the 最高の，を越す Gear 実験（する） 跡をつける at Dunsfold Park aerodrome in Surrey.?

One said: ‘The scenes were awful, something you would truly want to unsee. The idea of returning to do that 肉親，親類d of work again for some people is just too much.

‘It has been a terribly hard time for everyone 伴う／関わるd in the 衝突，墜落. Some are still struggling with it so have been 調印するd off work.’

Flintoff has yet to take any 合法的な 活動／戦闘, but it isn’t known if any of the 生産／産物 team have.?

After the 衝突，墜落 his wife Rachael 報道によれば begged him to stay away from work while he 回復するs, with an insider telling The Sun he would be 'putting his career on 持つ／拘留する until he is in a better place mentally and 肉体的に'.

They 追加するd: 'As a loving husband and dad he understands the 恐れる his family feel about what's happened, knowing that he could have been killed. He is 決定するd to 再開する his TV work at some point though.

'That's why this 決定／判定勝ち（する） will be a painful one for Freddie, but he knows that, for now at least, there are more important things in life.'

After the 出来事/事件 his 16-year-old son Corey told MailOnline: 'He's 承認する. I'm not too sure what happened but he is lucky to be alive.

'It was a pretty 汚い 衝突，墜落. It is shocking. We are all shocked but just hope he's going to be 承認する.'?

Yesterday, his facial 傷害s were still 明白な as he sat next to?Ben Stokes and Joe Root?on the balcony during the 1st Metro Bank One Day International between England and New Zealand at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.

At the 激励 of his 広大な／多数の／重要な friend and England managing director 略奪する 重要な, Flintoff has spent time with the England Under 19s 味方する and took the biggest step yet today?within the 上級の dressing room in Cardiff.

It is uncertain whether Flintoff will 再開する his television career after the 事故 which left him 不正に 負傷させるd and 原因（となる）d him to spend five weeks in hospital.

Flintoff (pictured 権利, sitting next to Ben Stokes, centre) was inside the 上級の dressing room for the first ODI international against New Zealand

The 星／主役にする, who stopped to speak to people, has been making a 静かな re-introduction to cricket this summer, working with the England team

Road 粉砕する: Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff's horror 衝突，墜落 sports car was not fitted with 空気／公表する 捕らえる、獲得するs, it has 現れるd

One of the 広大な／多数の／重要な all-rounders, Flintoff was an iconic symbol of the 2005 Ashes-winning 味方する

The ex-international cricketer showed off his throwing 技術s (left) and sipped a coffee (権利) while watching the game

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff (pictured) was 本気で 負傷させるd in a 衝突，墜落 while filming the 最新の 一連の 最高の，を越す Gear

On Friday, Flintoff appeared in good spirits as he spent time with the England U19s team in むちの跡s

Flintoff looked animated as he watched from the stands during the first one day international match at Sophia Gardens

Flintoff 雑談（する）s to a coach ahead of the England versus New Zealand match?

Flintoff practices a few cricket moves on the pitch while working with the England team during the 1st Metro Bank One Day International

But it now looks 確かな that he will instead 調査する coaching and 助言者ing 適切な時期s in the game that made his 指名する.

READ MORE HERE: Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff 'puts his TV career on 持つ／拘留する after horror 最高の，を越す Gear car 衝突，墜落'

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Flintoff is one of the 広大な／多数の／重要な all-rounders of the English game and was an iconic symbol of the famous 味方する that won?the Ashes?in 2005.?

In all he played in 79 実験（する）s and 141 one-day internationals before retiring after England won the 2009 Ashes.

He made something of a 復帰 in T20 cricket in 2015 but was seemingly disillusioned with the game when he 開始する，打ち上げるd what had become a 高度に successful television career that 最高潮に達するd with the hugely successful 最高の，を越す Gear?programme.

The BBC said it would?continue to support Flintoff 'with his 回復', 追加するing: 'Under the circumstances, we feel it would be 不適切な to 再開する making series 34 of 最高の，を越す Gear at this time.

'We understand this will be disappointing for fans, but it is the 権利 thing to do, and we'll make a judgment about how best to continue later this year.

'This has also 衝撃d the 生産／産物 team, who we continue to support.

'Finally there will be a health and safety review of the show, in line with our 手続きs.'

Flintoff, who won the Ashes with England as a cricket player before into TV 現在のing, had been 運動ing a?classic-look £43,000 British handmade 乗り物 ?which is 述べるd as a 'motorised tricycle' and does not have 空気／公表する 捕らえる、獲得するs, によれば 製造者 Morgan's website.

In May, it was 明らかにする／漏らすd several members of the 最高の，を越す Gear 生産／産物 乗組員 who 証言，証人／目撃するd Flintoff’s terrifying car 衝突，墜落 had been 調印するd off sick 無期限に／不明確に with 地位，任命する-traumatic 強調する／ストレス disorder.

最高の，を越す Gear staff were 報告（する）／憶測d to be 苦しむing from PTSD after watching the horrifying car 衝突，墜落?

Staff watched in horror as the 45-year-old 衝突，墜落d an open-topped three-wheel Morgan 最高の 3 car?

The TV host, pictured here with co-presenters Chris Harris and 米，稲 McGuinness, had been filming the 最新の 一連の the show, which was 予定 to be 空気／公表するd this autumn

Flintoff's family (pictured with his wife Rachael and three of their four children) 報道によれば begged him to stay away from the 始める，決める while he was 回復するing from his 傷害s?

The TV presenter, pictured here on a motorised trike during filming for a previous 一連の the show, is said to be '決定するd' to return to 審査するs at some point?

READ MORE HERE:? Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff's 最高の，を越す Gear car was NOT fitted with airbags after horror 衝突，墜落 left him with serious 傷害s and 軍隊d bosses to 停止（させる） filming?

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The 粉砕する （機の）カム three years after the ex-cricketer 辛うじて cheated death に引き続いて a 125mph 衝突，墜落.

In 2019, Flintoff was heard fearfully yelling 'I can't stop,' as he hurtled 長，率いる-first 負かす／撃墜する a 滑走路 just インチs off the ground in a three-wheeled cycle car.

He had been racing his co-hosts when he realised he was running out of road and about to overshoot the finish line ? seeing him spin off in a cloud of dust.

Flintoff walked away from the '近づく-death' 衝突，墜落 無傷の, 主張するing he was '絶対 罰金'.

He said at the time: 'I go to 広大な／多数の／重要な lengths to make sure I do 井戸／弁護士席 in 最高の，を越す Gear drag races but, on this occasion, I went a few lengths too far. It will look more ridiculous than dangerous when you see it on TV.'

Flintoff, who began 現在のing 最高の，を越す Gear in 2019, has also made 正規の／正選手 外見s on A League Of Their Own and won the first 一連の the Australian 見解／翻訳／版 of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

But he remains best remembered for his time as a tubthumping all-rounder, most 顕著に during the Ashes victory in 2005.

The former England captain finished with 79 実験（する） caps and 148 限られた／立憲的な-overs internationals.

Now, Flintoff could become a more 正規の／正選手 人物／姿／数字 again within cricket and is so enthusiastic about his new 役割 that he is believed not to have sought any 支払い（額）.

England white-ball captain Jos Buttler said: 'He's been starting to do a little bit of stuff 支援する in cricket and it's just 広大な／多数の／重要な for him to be around. He's 明白に an England legend and it's nice for us to have him with the group.

'He hasn't been brought in with any 明確な／細部 役割. He's just here to 観察する and a few of the lads can 選ぶ his brains. He's settled in really 井戸／弁護士席 and it's 広大な／多数の／重要な to have him with us.'