Anxiety saw Flintoff struggling to leave room

Andrew Flintoff has spoken about his mental health struggles following his life-changing car crash on the set of Top Gear in 2022.

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In one of his first interviews since sustaining severe facial injuries in the accident, Flintoff told The Times' cricket correspondent Mike Atherton of his initial reluctance to return to public life.

Flintoff revealed it took him “10 goes to leave my bedroom” due to anxiety on his first morning as an England coach in 2023 and how he felt in awe of Ben Stokes when bumping into him in the hotel lift.