The former
England player is part of Sky’s team for the Hundred but knows many – including himself – are still to be convinced
Five minutes into this interview, I tell Andrew Flintoff that I know he’s fibbing. Flintoff, who is part of Sky’s commentary team for the Hundred, is talking about how happy he is to be involved in
Cricket again having spent the past few years working on Top Gear, Lord of the Fries,
Australian Ninja Warrior, Cannonball, A League of Their Own and I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! among other shows.
“I’ve not done a great deal of cricket since I retired because I never thought the time was right,” he says, “but all I ever wanted to be growing up was a cricketer. It is a world which I feel really comfortable in, and a world I’ve not been in for while, so coming back now, it’s been really nice.”