Freddie Flintoff leaves This Morning's Ben Shephard red-faced as he calls him out

This Morning's Ben Shephard found himself a bit red-faced on Thursday when Freddie Flintoff pulled him up for adopting a "soft voice" whilst discussing the horrifyingTop Gearcrash that almost killed him.

The ex-cricketer and telly presenter, 47, appeared alongside Ben, 50, and co-host Cat Deeley on the ITV sofa to discuss his new autobiography, Coming Home.

The duo were keen to quiz Freddie about what fans can expect to discover in the book, which is already available to buy, including any mentions of the car smash that left Freddiewith facial and bodily injuries.

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Broaching the sensitive topic, Ben was spotted asking Freddie about what happened following the accident, which took place whilst filming for the BBC's Top Gear.

But the cricketer swiftly hit back that there was no need for such delicacy when questioning him about the incident, which happened in December 2022, reports Wales Online.

"I'm alright - you don't have to put a soft voice on!" Freddie told Ben before revealing his memories of the frightening event and what came after.

He continued to explain, "It's one of those things that changes everything in an instant. When you're batting against 90mph balls, you have to decide what you're going to do in half a second."

He confessed: "I found it hard, I didn't leave the house for eight months apart from appointments and various things.

"Coming back out again was quite difficult, but I did it around cricket, which was really nice. It took a strain on the family, obviously, but they were always there helping and supporting."

Discussing his new book, he went on: "The book is called Coming Home, so I suppose it got my back to cricket. Being back in that world is the one where I felt the most comfortable."

The telly star added: "It's been an adjustment, and I still do the off-TV jobs. It's a bit of a blend of stuff, but cricket is my main focus, and I have the odd TV jobs to pay the bills, but I am happy."

Back in 2023, Freddie returned to cricket following the announcement that the motoring show he fronted alongside Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris wouldn't be coming back for the foreseeable future after an accident.

He later went on to create a cricket documentary series with the BBC, called Field of Dreams and Field of Dreams on Tour, which saw Freddie head back to his hometown of Preston with the goal of creating a brand-new cricket team with a group of talented teenagers.

He has now revealed that he's stepped down from The Hundred franchise Northern Superchargers after being offered 'a quarter' of what other head coaches earn.

Speaking on the Beard Before Wicket podcast, Freddie explained his departure: "I genuinely don't do it for the money - although it's nice - but I'm worth more than just over a quarter of the salary of other head coaches. We have new owners, and I spoke to them and said, 'Yeah, fine, make us an offer.'".

"I wasn't encouraged; they wanted me anyway, and you want to feel valued. So I said that it's not going to work for me, and they weren't going to move on it.

"I felt we were building something over the last two years, and I'd have loved to see it through."

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