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Andrew Flintoff says he is “getting there slowly” and is “probably in a better place” after reliving the life-altering car crash that he thought had killed him.<\/p>\n
The former England cricket captain suffered a serious accident while filming for Top Gear in 2022 that left him with enduring major facial injuries.<\/p>\n
He speaks about the incident in Disney+ documentary ‘Flintoff’, which is released on Friday, going into detail about the immediate aftermath and how he struggled to deal with the fallout.<\/p>\n
‘After the accident, I didn’t think I had it in me to get through’<\/h3>\n
The 47-year-old, who is now coaching the England Lions, says in the show: “I thought I was dead because I was conscious but I couldn’t see anything. I was thinking, ‘is that it?’<\/p>\n
“After the accident, I didn’t think I had it in me to get through. This sounds awful… part of me wishes I’d been killed. Part of me thinks, I wish I’d died.<\/p>\n
“I didn’t want to kill myself… I wouldn’t mistake the two things. I was not wishing, I was just thinking, ‘this would have been so much easier’.<\/p>\n
“Now I try to take the attitude that the sun will come up tomorrow and my kids will still give me a hug. I’m probably in a better place now.<\/p>\n
“I don’t think I’m ever going to be better… just different now. I’m getting there slowly.”<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\n Image:<\/span> \n Flintoff: ‘Now I try to take the attitude that the sun will come up tomorrow and my kids will still give me a hug. I’m probably in a better place now’ \n <\/span> \n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
Flintoff’s wife Rachael: I think cricket saved him<\/h3>\n
Flintoff has also coached Hundred team Northern Superchargers since his accident, with wife Rachael saying: “I do think cricket saved him. It gave him a reason for being again.”<\/p>\n
The documentary features an appearance by surgeon Jahrad Haq, who describes Flintoff’s injuries as one of the five worst he has come across in 20 years.<\/p>\n
Flintoff says: “I remember my head got hit, I got dragged out. I went over the back of the car and it pulled my face down on the runway, about 50 metres, underneath the car.<\/p>\n
“My biggest fear was, I didn’t think I had a face. I thought my face had come off. I was frightened to death.<\/p>\n
“Even the memories of it are real, to the point where now I’m talking about it and I’m getting a bit jittery and I can feel the pain on the side of my face.<\/p>\n
“I can feel like a phantom pain. It’s like a bit of a curse, really.”<\/p>\n
The BBC “rested” Top Gear for the foreseeable future in 2023 after reaching a financial settlement with Flintoff, reportedly worth around \u00a39m.<\/p>\n
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