{"id":290548,"date":"2023-09-09T10:34:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T10:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/?p=290548"},"modified":"2023-09-09T10:34:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T10:34:16","slug":"pietersen-and-piers-morgan-welcome-andrew-freddie-flintoff-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/%d1%81ricket\/pietersen-and-piers-morgan-welcome-andrew-freddie-flintoff-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Pietersen and Piers Morgan welcome Andrew &apos;Freddie&apos; Flintoff back"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Andrew Flintoff is sent messages of support from former team-mate Kevin Pietersen and Piers Morgan after the ex-England cricketer was seen for the first time since his near-fatal Top Gear crash nine months ago<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Andrew &#8216;Freddie&#8217; Flintoff is back working in cricket nine months after his crash\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kevin Pietersen and Piers Morgan were amongst those to welcome Flintoff back\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kevin Pietersen and Piers Morgan were amongst those to welcome Andrew &#8216;Freddie&#8217; Flintoff back following his return to cricket.<\/p>\n<p>As exclusively revealed by Mail Sport, on Friday Flintoff was seen for the first time since he was involved in a horror crash at 130mph on BBC&#8217;s Top Gear\u00a0nine months ago which almost killed him.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred at Top Gear&#8217;s test track at Dunsfold Park Aerodrome in Surrey.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Flintoff&#8217;s facial injuries from the crash were visible as he was seen working with the England team ahead of their defeat to New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>Pietersen, who was part of England&#8217;s Ashes-winning side in 2005 along with Flintoff, was delighted to see his former team-mate back involved in cricket.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/09\/75240939-0-image-a-1_1694246795795.jpg\" height=\"439\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Pietersen and Piers Morgan were delighted with Andrew &#8216;Freddie&#8217; Flintoff&#8217;s return<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/10\/75241923-12498763-image-a-9_1694250721589.jpg\" height=\"444\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Flintoff made his return to cricket following his near-fatal car crash last December<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/09\/75240947-0-image-a-2_1694246805612.jpg\" height=\"465\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Flintoff&#8217;s facial injuries from the crash were visible as he was seen working with the England team\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/10\/75241963-12498763-image-a-13_1694251208567.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The 45-year-old was seen working with the England team ahead of the ODI versus New Zealand<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/10\/75241983-12498763-image-a-14_1694251537681.jpg\" height=\"440\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Flintoff was seen with\u00a0Mark Wood and Sam Curran during the innings break on Friday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/10\/75241867-12498763-image-a-6_1694250600948.jpg\" height=\"136\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/10\/75241861-12498763-image-a-7_1694250608655.jpg\" height=\"212\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/10\/75241865-12498763-image-a-8_1694250620982.jpg\" height=\"161\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pietersen posted a picture of Flintoff and wrote: &#8216;Freddie BACK!!!!&#8217; along with six heart emojis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Morgan also stated that it was &#8216;brilliant&#8217; to see Flintoff back.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Morgan wrote: &#8216;Brilliant to see \u2066Freddie @flintoff11\u2069 back with the England team today, after that horrendous Top Gear car smash.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport&#8217;s David &#8216;Bumble&#8217; Lloyd wrote: &#8216;Really , really pleased ! Great to have him back in the game&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Flintoff crashed at 130mph in a\u00a0three-wheeled open-top car which did not have air bags.<\/p>\n<p>He had to wait 45 minutes for an air ambulance to arrive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Flintoff quit Top Gear as a result of the incident and several members of staff who witnessed it\u00a0signed off sick indefinitely as a result of post-traumatic stress disorder.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Filming of the 34th series of Top Gear was suspended, with a review into the incident taking place.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Flintoff played in 79 Tests and 141 one-day internationals before retiring after England won the 2009 Ashes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/10\/75226139-12498763-Flintoff_pictured_right_sitting_next_to_Joe_Root_left_was_inside-a-15_1694251780300.jpg\" height=\"532\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Flintoff (pictured right, sitting next to Joe Root, left) was inside the senior dressing room for the first ODI international against New Zealand<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/10\/69052537-12498763-The_TV_host_pictured_here_with_co_presenters_Chris_Harris_and_Pa-a-10_1694250906288.jpg\" height=\"458\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The TV host, pictured here with co-presenters Chris Harris and Paddy McGuinness, had been filming the latest series of the show, which was due to be aired this autumn<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/10\/75235415-12498763-The_serious_accident_saw_Flintoff_quit_Top_Gear_and_several_memb-a-11_1694250911447.jpg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The serious accident saw Flintoff quit Top Gear and several members of staff who witnessed it sign off sick indefinitely as a result of post-traumatic stress disorder<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/10\/75241947-12498763-Flintoff_poses_wife_Rachael_and_children_Holly_Corey_and_Rocky_i-a-8_1694252537521.jpg\" height=\"502\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Flintoff poses wife Rachael and children Holly, Corey and Rocky in Australia in 2014<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/09\/75241497-0-Pietersen_expressed_his_delight_at_seeing_his_old_team_mate_Flin-m-21_1694248925709.jpg\" height=\"492\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pietersen expressed his delight at seeing his old team-mate Flintoff return to action<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of his return to work, Flintoff received encouragement from England managing director Rob Key and spent time working with the England Under-19 team.<\/p>\n<p>The injuries that Flintoff suffered left him in hospital for five weeks. It is currently uncertain whether he will resume his television career.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of the crash Flintoff&#8217;s wife Rachael repeatedly begged him to stay off work.<\/p>\n<p>This may well have influenced his decision to return to cricket rather than taking part in dangerous stunts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Flintoff has four children with Rachael &#8211; Holly, Corey, Rocky and Preston.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Mail on Sunday reported the high-speed accident and horrific injuries of the former England cricket star had a \u2018significant effect\u2019 on witnesses, preventing them from returning to work.<\/p>\n<p>Sources say that there were many staff present at last December\u2019s smash at the Top Gear test track at Dunsfold Park aerodrome in Surrey.<\/p>\n<p>One said: \u2018The scenes were awful, something you would truly want to unsee. The idea of returning to do that kind of work again for some people is just too much.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It has been a terribly hard time for everyone involved in the crash. Some are still struggling with it so have been signed off work.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In September 2019 Flintoff was left uninjured after crashing a trike at 124mph during a Top Gear competition.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/article-12498763\/Andrew-Flintoff-sent-messages-support-former-team-mate-Kevin-Pietersen-Piers-Morgan-ex-England-cricketer-seen-time-near-fatal-Gear-crash-nine-months-ago.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrew Flintoff is sent messages of support from former team-mate Kevin Pietersen and Piers Morgan after the ex-England cricketer was [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290547,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pietersen and Piers Morgan welcome Andrew &amp;apos;Freddie&amp;apos; 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