After boxing, football, racing Flintoff to host television show
being a part of a historic Ashes series win to turning to professional boxing and also being a broadcaster, former England captain Andrew Flintoff has had a career which many would only envy.
Flintoff has enjoyed fan following from around the world. Fondly known as ‘Freddie’, for his burly figure and indomitable presence which reminded the world of the famous cartoon character ‘Fred Flintstone’ from the show ‘Flintstones’, the English cricketer has also been in news for wrong reasons.
He was stripped from England’s vice-captaincy in their World Cup campaign in 2007 an handed one-match ban for drunken episode at 4am in a ped alo in the West Indies. However post his retirement in 2012 Flintoff has donned man hats, and among the lates ones is of an analyst at the famous ‘Top Gear’ TV show based on cars on the BBC.
According to the BBC, Flintoff will take over from famous actor Matt LeBlanc, while teaming up with TV host Paddy McGuinness to host the next season of the Top Gear.
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Shane Warne has dismissed Australia’s struggling Test side as “ordinary” and said they needed a “kick up the backside” after their series flop against Pakistan. Australia suffered a 373-run loss to Pakistan in the second of the two-Test series last week after a familiar batting collapse, following a fightback to secure a draw in the first Test.
“It’s been pretty ordinary, hasn’t it?” the Australian spin legend said on Monday. “We all support the Aussie side as we do but they need a kick up the backside at the moment because they’re not performing well.”
Warne also took aim at Mitchell Marsh, questioning why he was selected as vice-captain. “I don’t think he’s cemented a spot and that’s why it was a strange selection for me as vice-captain. He only averages 25 or 26.” Warne said he was a “huge fan” of the Marsh brothers Mitchell and Shaun, but that “they need to perform”. “Mitchell Marsh needs to go and make some runs,” he added.
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