Andrew Flintoff to train Northern Superchargers in Males’s Hundred after Most sensible Equipment crash

The hero of the 2005 Ashes, who performed over 200 instances for his nation throughout all codecs, will change James Foster, who was once let move by way of Superchargers on Friday. Whilst Flintoff has no head trainer revel in, the transfer is an important milestone in his go back to cricket.

Flintoff, 45, has been regularly returning to public lifestyles via cricket following a crash closing December whilst filming an episode of Most sensible Equipment, assisted by way of excellent pal Rob Key, England Males’s managing director. Flintoff spent the summer time operating at the back of closed doorways with England U19s and just lately finished an unpaid stint with the ODI squad right through their sequence towards Eire. This week, he’ll trip to the UAE as a part of the training workforce for an England Lions coaching camp and is anticipated to excursion the Caribbean for England’s white-ball suits towards West Indies in December.

Since retiring in 2010, Flintoff moved clear of the sport and into leisure, turning into a number on BBC’s Most sensible Equipment in 2018. He has dabbled in statement, significantly in 2021 when he was once a part of the printed workforce for the inaugural season of the Hundred, and likewise retained a connection to the sport via his sons Corey and Rocky, who’re at the pathway at Flintoff’s county, Lancashire.

In spite of by no means maintaining a head trainer function, Flintoff implemented for the England task in 2014 when Trevor Bayliss introduced he could be leaving the next 12 months. Having emailed to sign up his pastime, he most effective gained a reaction a month later upon chasing up his utility, sooner than receiving a telephone name from any individual on the ECB who didn’t realise it was once authentic.

As a Hundred trainer, Flintoff’s tasks can be restricted past the contest itself and he’ll be curious about operating the guideline over conserving avid gamers and negotiating subsequent 12 months’s draft forward of the 2024 season.

“I’m excited to had been appointed Head Trainer of the Northern Superchargers males’s workforce,” Flintoff stated. “My time with the England Males’s workforce has been a reminder of simply how particular cricket is to me, and I am relishing the chance to be again among it, serving to to steer the Superchargers workforce to good fortune at the box whilst making recollections off it and serving to to take cricket to extra other people.

“The Superchargers have a super fan base who I will not wait to satisfy and produce at the side of us this season. I am taking a look ahead to creating Headingley my new house.”

Northern Superchargers chair Kirsty Bashforth stated: “We’re extremely joyful to welcome Andrew to the Northern Superchargers circle of relatives. He’s an inspirational determine who has large appreciate around the recreation of cricket and he’s any individual we all know will excite our avid gamers, coaches, and our lovers. Andrew will assist us to create a novel tradition and we’re extraordinarily serious about operating with him to encourage our squad additional with sure, entertaining and constantly successful cricket.”