Freddie: 200mph's Not As Good As Six

Flintoff says stunts on Top Gear can’t beat batting buzz

- Mark Jefferies

Freddie Flintoff has revealed that even Top Gear’s outrageous stunts have not replaced the adrenaline buzz he got from cricket.

But the former England cricketer, 42, admitted that trying to accelerate to 200mph in a 1990s Jaguar XJ220 for the new series came pretty close.

Asked how it compared to hitting a six or winning at cricket, he said: “This will sound quite strange but all the things I have done since retirement, some daft stuff, stunts, and various things, but from an adrenaline point of view nothing has ever come close to going out to bat for England or Lancashire for me.