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Freddie Flintoff once walked away from a job after receiving what he considered an insulting pay offer.

The England cricket legend had his world turned upside down in 2022 when he was involved in a near-fatal car crash while filming Top Gear. Over the past three years, he has been steadily rebuilding his life and working tirelessly toward a full recovery.

A major step in that journey came in 2023, when The Hundred franchise Northern Superchargers appointed him as their head coach. The role helped him regain his footing in the sport that had defined most of his professional career. But the goodwill behind that gesture was soon overshadowed by a disappointing turn of events.

Last month, Flintoff stepped down from the role after being offered "a quarter" of what other

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