Andrew Flintoff named Northern Superchargers head coach in Men's Hundred

Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has been appointed the head coach of the Northern Superchargers in the Men's Hundred, marking his official return to cricket. He previously had unpaid stints with the England Under-19 side and more recently, he was part of the backroom staff during England's home series against Ireland ahead of the World Cup.

This is the first time Flintoff has taken up a head coach role. Kyle Hogg, former Lancashire fast bowler, is expected to take over as the assistant coach of the Superchargers. 

"I am excited to have been appointed Head Coach of the Northern Superchargers men's team," Flintoff said. 

"My time with the England Men's team has been a reminder of just how special cricket is to me, and I'm relishing the opportunity to be back amongst it, helping to guide the Superchargers team to success on the field while making memories off it and helping to take cricket to more people.

"The Superchargers have a great fan base who I cannot wait to meet and bring along with us this season. I'm looking forward to making Headingley my new home."

Flintoff has scored over 7,000 runs and 400 international wickets for England between 1998 and 2009, the highlight of which was a superb all-round show in the 2005 Ashes that saw his side regaining the urn in 2005.

"We are thrilled to welcome Andrew to the Northern Superchargers family. He is an inspirational figure who has huge respect across the game of cricket and he is someone we know will excite our players, coaches, and our fans. Andrew will help us to create a unique culture and we are extremely excited about working with him to inspire our squad further with positive, entertaining and consistently winning cricket," Northern Superchargers chair Kirsty Bashforth said.

Since retiring from the game in 2010, Flintoff moved into entertainment and became a host on BBC's Top Gear. He also had stints in commentary, more recently in 2021, during the inaugural edition of The Hundred. He, however, suffered a terrible car crash during the shooting of Top Gear, which required plenty of surgeries on his face. He has been eased into public life with England Men's managing director and good friend lending him a helping hand.