Overview

• Season three premiered on BBC One on 7 September and is available on iPlayer.
• Flintoff extends the community cricket initiative to boys’ teams in Manchester and Bootle and launches a girls’ team in Blackpool, supported by coaches Kyle Hogg and England international Kate Cross.
• The series follows work with underprivileged and excluded teenagers, including visits to a pupil referral unit in Liverpool and open trials for new players.
• Flintoff speaks openly about ongoing recovery from his 2022 Top Gear crash, recalling that he thought he had died and highlighting mental health struggles.
• He also backs hospital helipad access, crediting rapid air transfer to St George’s with aiding his survival, as reviewers and viewers widely welcome his TV return.