Freddie Flintoff warned by Jimmy Anderson about taking England head coach job as decision looms
Freddie Flintoff is head coach of the Northern Superchargers
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Jimmy Anderson believes Freddie Flintoff would eventually be a 'good fit' to be the England head coach, but not right now.
Matthew Mott's two-year reign as England's white-ball coach came to an end a few weeks ago following their defeat in the T20 World Cup.
Marcus Trescothick was appointed as the interim head coach until the end of the summer with England taking their time on looking for a permanent replacement.
There had been some suggestions that Flintoff, who returned to cricket 10 months ago following his horror crash while filming Top Gear in December 2022, would be in the running to take the job.
Freddie Flintoff is head coach of the Northern Superchargers
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He linked up with Mott's backroom team last year and was involved in England's T20 World Cup campaign.
England managing director Rob Key - a close friend of Flintoff's - backed the former all-rounder to take over as head coach in the future earlier this year.
His comments came before Mott's dismissal, leading to speculation on whether Flintoff would be a serious candidate to replace the 50-year-old.
Anderson, who brought his international career at Lord's last month, shares the same view as Key that Flintoff would be a 'good fit'.
However, the 42-year-old believes his former England team-mate should first get more experience in a head coach role.
"I think he definitely would be a good fit," Anderson told the Daily Mail.
"I don't know if now is the right time for him as coaching is something that he's fairly new to.
"He's only just come into that head coach role, but I'm sure it will be on both his and England's radar for the future."
Freddie Flintoff shared new footage of his facial injuries on BBC One
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Flintoff is the head coach of The Hundred side Northern Superchargers and they currently sit second in the table following their win over London Spirit on Tuesday night.
They now face an anxious wait to see whether they've done enough to qualify for the knockout stages.
The second season of Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams aired on BBC One yesterday as well with the programme showing footage of himself just days after his crash while filming Top Gear.
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"Genuinely should not be here after what happened," he said in the clip.
"This is going to be a long road back and I have only just started and I am struggling already.
"Got to look at the positive side, I'm still here, I've got another chance. I've got a go at it... a second go."