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Privacy NoticeHe inspired a group of young lads from Preston to give cricket a go in the first series of Freddie Flintoff’s Field Of Dreams. And the sporting legend is back for series two – this time taking the team to India. In the last series, Freddie’s dream was to prove that anyone can play cricket – and he did. Now, in his first TV appearance since the Top Gear crash two years ago, Freddie’s determined to take his young protegés on tour to visit the cricket capital of the world. In the four episodes, he’ll be joined by head coach Kyle Hogg. “I’ve always had an ambition to coach, but I wasn’t quite sure who I’d teach,” explains Freddie, 46, who grew up in Preston. “And then I had the idea of doing something in my hometown, to film with kids who grew up in the same area as me, who wouldn’t necessarily get the chance to play cricket. “My first thought was that we would find one cricketer who would never normally get the opportunity to play internationally. But when we started series one, I realised it was about giving everyone a chance.”
Freddie returns for a second series of Field of Dreams
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In the second series, Freddie returns to the cricket club in Preston to find it has diminished in numbers, but that there are still some committed boys. Wanting to push the players, Freddie announces that they will be going to Kolkata in India, but, soon after, disaster strikes. While Freddie was filming for Top Gear in 2022, he was involved in a horror crash. For the show, Freddie was driving an open-topped sports car at 130mph when it flipped over at Dunsfold airfield in Surrey. The star was airlifted to hospital and left with facial injuries and broken ribs. Freddie was also in the middle of filming Field Of Dreams at the time and therefore production was paused. A year later, in 2023, Freddie triumphantly returned to the field to confirm to the boys they would still be going to India.
Freddie is joined by head coach Kyle Hogg
“There were a few things I struggled with, which we see in the documentary,” says Freddie who, in the first episode, reveals his personal battles since the accident. But he continues, “I had the opportunity to see India through the eyes of the boys as well, you get swept up with everything they see and do. They always give their honest opinions, and they opened my eyes to a lot of things. The trip was incredible, of all the tours that I’ve been on, it’s right up there with my favourites.” One of the biggest challenges Freddie and Kyle faced was taking a group of boys halfway across the world – some of whom had never left the UK before. “I met their parents, and was nervous about the responsibility of taking care of their kids,” admits Freddie. “I lived with them for two and a half weeks, we spent every day together, it was incredible. “I think the overriding theme of our trip was that we get so many opportunities in life, and it’s about taking them. Some of the kids we met only had one opportunity, and they grabbed it with both hands.” However, as we see the lads prepare to compete, not everyone adapts to their new environment, while some thrive.
Freddie reveals the boys changed after the trip to India
“Some of the boys don’t struggle with confidence,” says Freddie. “It’s just a matter of channelling it in the right way. It’s been incredible over the last three years to see them grow into young men. There’s a huge difference now in who they are as people. “You’ve got a group of lads from Preston, one from Blackpool and one from Afghanistan – and these kids in India – and it’s a lesson to everyone watching, just how good these boys are. How much respect they have for the culture, although, maybe not some of the food! “As the series goes on, you’ll see some of them teach, make speeches and you see their confidence grow. On the way back, it was like we had a completely different group of young men – ready to take on the world.” Watch Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams On Tour on BBC One and iPlayer on Tuesday 13 August, 9pmStory SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnPrestonTop GearDocumentaryFreddie Flintoff
