Andrew Flintoff - better known to his fans as Freddie - is one of the greatest players to ever grace a cricket pitch. He was one of the sport's great all-rounders and was a vital part of the England team that stormed to a historic victory in the Ashes.
Still in her early thirties, Flintoff was forced to retire from international test cricket after being plagued with a painful knee injury.
But he will go down as one of the greatest fast bowlers, bastmen and fielders to have ever donned the England whites. A brief career as a professional boxer followed for the determined sportsman but these days he's carved out a hugely successful career as a TV presenter.
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