Flintoff the TV star in waiting
Even if the injuries that have dogged prevent him from playing a full part in England's limited-overs cricket for the next three or four years, the British public could see quite a lot of him in the years to come.
Oddly, they might see more of him as a non-player than they ever did as a Test player, given that cricket is the exclusive domain of satellite TV in Britain, and given the celebrity-conscious nature of the prime-time family shows where Freddie could be headed some time soon.
After the solemn realisation at the age of 12 that I might not be good enough to play cricket for England I decided that the next best thing, writing about cricket, would have to suffice as a career. That's what I've been doing for the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Sport website since 2001, in which time the sport has changed immensely. You can also follow me on .
