The TV presenter and former England cricket all-rounder, Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff, sustained serious facial injuries and broken ribs after a crash in 2022.

Footage of Flintoff shortly after his Top Gear crash has been shown for the first time, revealing the extent of his injuries.

He sustained serious facial injuries and broken ribs after a crash while filming Top Gear at Dunsfold Aerodrome, Surrey, in December 2022.

The incident happened midway through the filming of the second season of Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams, which aired yesterday on BBC One.

Flintoff said, 'Got to look at the positive side, I'm still here, I've got another chance.

I've got a go at it.

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a second go.

'Umar Mahmood, a teenager who appeared in Freddie Flintoff's Field Of Dreams cricket documentary, died in a crash.

Flintoff says the Top Gear crash 'changed my life forever' and left him with anxiety, nightmares, and flashbacks.

Footage filmed seven months after the accident showed Flintoff contemplating whether he could travel to India as part of the series, which sees the retired cricketer coach a team of teenagers from troubled backgrounds.

Flintoff, 46, said he was struggling to leave his home due to anxiety and that he was in the aftermath of the accident.

'I wanted to shake it off and say 'here I am, I'm alright'.

But it's not been a case of that, it's been a lot harder than I thought.

' He added, 'I don't want to sit here and feel sorry for myself.

I don't want sympathy, but it's going from being in here for seven months really and then going to India for two and a half weeks.

'The program showed how Flintoff ultimately managed to make the trip to India, which was delayed by more than a year due to his crash.

Previously, the BBC said it had agreed to a financial settlement with Flintoff, which was reported to be worth £9m, according to The Sun.

Flintoff returned to cricket as part of the England coaching staff and is currently in his first full-time coaching position with Northern Superchargers, in The Hundred.