Watch the Bangladesh v Pakistan Test series from 8\u201312 May and 16\u201320 May, streaming Live and exclusive on FOX SPORTS available on Kayo | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1 ><\/a><\/p>\n Flintoff, who played 79 Tests and 141 ODIs for England from 1998 -2009, has previously coached the English Lions and the Northern Superchargers in the Hundred competition. The all-rounder, the hero of England\u2019s unforgettable Ashes triumph in 2005, played seven matches for the Brisbane Heat during the 2014\/25 Big Bash, becoming a fan favourite for his on-field antics and bubbly personality.<\/p>\n In 2022, Flintoff was hospitalised after a horrific car crash while filming a segment for television show Top Gear, resulting in facial injuries and rib damage.<\/p>\n England’s former player Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff.Source: AFP<\/p>\n Last week, the Sydney Sixers announced former Australian all-rounder James Hopes as the club\u2019s new BBL coach<\/a>, while Test great Brad Haddin will take charge of the NSW Blues<\/a> following Greg Shipperd\u2019s controversial departure.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, Cricket NSW has confirmed that Peter Forrest and Daniel Smith will serve as Haddin\u2019s assistant coaches during the 2026\/27 season.<\/p>\n \u201cPeter and Daniel are well connected across the NSW cricket system and were excellent players during a strong era for the Blues,\u201d Haddin said in a statement.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ve also both enjoyed success at Premier Cricket level as coaches, by winning titles and developing players. We\u2019ll keep working closely with all clubs and emphasise the importance of performances at that level.<\/p>\n \u201cI look forward to working with Peter, Daniel and the wider team as we build towards the season.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In one of the Big Bash League\u2019s most significant off-field acquisitions, the Sydney Thunder are expected to announce…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":669764,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[64,63,740,85],"class_list":["post-669763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cricket","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=669763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/669764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=669763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=669763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=669763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776909012_441_poster-fallback.png\"\/)
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