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Freddie Flintoff sustained horrific injuries in a car crash while he filmed Top Gear in 2022(Image: BBC)<\/p>\nFreddie Flintoff has opened up about the car crash that left him with life-changing injuries back in 2022, revealing that he didn’t know if he could “carry on” after the accident<\/p>\n
14:57, 29 Aug 2025Updated 14:57, 29 Aug 2025<\/p>\n
Freddie Flintoff sustained horrific injuries in a car crash while he filmed Top Gear in 2022(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n
Cricket legend Freddie Flintoff<\/a> was left so scarred by his Top Gear Crash that he did not know if he had the strength to keep going. The former England skipper makes the emotional admission to a teenage girl in the new series of Field of Dreams.<\/p>\n During the show, Freddie, 47, who sets up his first-ever girls team in Blackpool, Lancs, is asked how the 2022 crash changed his life<\/a>. The dad-of-four was seriously hurt when his open-top Morgan Super 3 veered off the track at the Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey, flipping over and dragging him face-down for 160ft.<\/p>\n Freddie was airlifted to St George\u2019s Hospital in Tooting, South London, with extensive facial injuries and broken ribs. He had a number of operations on his face<\/a> and barely left home for seven months, apart from to attend hospital appointments.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Joey Essex is showing courage and can learn from Andrew Flintoff’s boxing foray in Misfits debut<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n READ MORE: ‘It\u2019s sad Freddie Flintoff and Paddy McGuinness aren’t pals anymore – we used to have a laugh’<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n When asked about the terrifying experience, he says: \u201cIt was, what \u2013 18 months ago? I\u2019ve suffered with things like depression in the past before, but this time was different.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t know if I had it in me to carry on\u2026 not that I wanted to die or anything like that, I just didn\u2019t know if I had it in me, and that took a while.\u201d<\/p>\n In Field of Dreams: Ultimate Test, which starts on BBC<\/a> One on September 7, the 2005 Ashes hero will also take on boys teams in Manchester and Liverpool. The second series, Field of Dreams on Tour, saw Freddie, whose real name is Andrew, coach an unlikely cricket<\/a> team from Preston to tour India.<\/p>\n The 2024 series marked Freddie\u2019s return to TV and in it, he revealed the impact of the crash. He said: \u201cAs much as I want to go out and do things, I\u2019ve just not been able to. I struggle with anxiety.<\/p>\n \u201cI have \u00adnightmares and flashbacks. It\u2019s been so hard to cope.\u201d<\/p>\n When one lad asked if he was back at 100%, Freddie said: \u201cNot really. I\u2019m not sure I ever will again, to be honest. I\u2019m better than I was.\u201d<\/p>\n Freddie retired from all forms of professional cricket in September 2010 due to a recurring knee injury. He made a name for himself in broadcasting \u2013 becoming a captain on Sky One sports panel show A League of Their Own that same year. He also appeared in the Aussie version of I\u2019m a Celebrity\u2026 Get Me Out of Here!<\/p>\n In 2019, he became a presenter on BBC\u2019s Top Gear alongside Chris Harris and Paddy McGuinness<\/a>. The BBC decided to rest the show in 2023.<\/p>\n In April, a Disney + biographical film, Flintoff, took an \u201cintimate and unprecedented\u201d at Freddie\u2019s life. The star, now coaching the England Lions development side, is one of England\u2019s finest all-rounders, with 3,845 runs and 226 wickets in 79 Tests.<\/p>\n Join The Mirror\u2019s WhatsApp Community <\/a>or follow us on Google News <\/a>, Flipboard <\/a>, Apple News, TikTok <\/a>, Snapchat <\/a>, Instagram <\/a>, Twitter <\/a>, Facebook <\/a>, YouTube <\/a>and Threads <\/a>– or visit The Mirror homepage.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Freddie](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_Andrew-Flintoff-comments-on-Top-Gear-crash.jpg\")
Freddie Flintoff has opened up about how he struggled after his 2022 car crash(Image: PA)<\/p>\n