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Freddie Flintoff delivered an unthinkable reside during Josh Hull's headdress position for making his England debut.
The England batting coach led nan position astatine nan Oval aft nan 20-year-old accelerated bowler made his debut successful nan last trial against Sri Lanka.
Hull's family were coming for nan ceremony, pinch Flintoff's words leaving a tear successful nan oculus of his mum.
Flintoff past presented nan headdress to Hull who becomes nan 716th subordinate to correspond England.
Starting his speech, Flintoff said: 'I've sewage nan unthinkable opportunity to coming a Test headdress coming and it's thing I decidedly do not return lightly.
Freddie Flintoff delivered an unthinkable reside arsenic portion of Josh Hull's headdress presentation
Flintoff led nan position aft Hull became nan 716th subordinate to play for England
The accelerated bowler sings nan nationalist anthem alongside Ollie Pope astatine nan Oval connected Friday
Flintoff's reside and nan headdress position near Josh Hull's mother pinch a tear successful her eye
'It's truthful bully to spot that nan family are present to stock that arsenic good because being a genitor myself I understand what you spell done driving him everywhere, taking him places. But besides nan nerves of watching your kids play and hopefully you will person a awesome week this week watching your boy play for England.
'This headdress represents truthful galore things. Firstly, Test cricket, you are going to play a crippled for illustration nary other. It's truthful overmuch better, truthful overmuch much fun, it tests your ability, it tests your character, your personality.
'What we've seen truthful acold those are things you've sewage successful abundance. Watching you vessel successful nan nets, seeing Jimmy's excitement, was incredible.
'Watching you astir nan group each morning, sat location pinch this monolithic grin connected your look is truthful bully to see.
'The different point astir this group which is why it's truthful special, what a clip to travel to a Test. Everyone is consenting you to succeed, do good and nan challenges they will guidelines correct adjacent to you.
'And past nan successes these lads will observe pinch you. You're astir to participate this world of wonderment and I americium truthful excited for you Josh.'
Flintoff past looked backmost astatine his ain profession and what nan travel meant to him and really Hull will person a akin emotion during his career.
He said: 'Everytime you deterioration this headdress you will consciousness pride, you will consciousness unstoppable, it's sewage this funny point it does to you, it's for illustration erstwhile Clark Kent comes retired arsenic Superman.
Flintoff is gaining much coaching acquisition pinch nan Test squad but won't beryllium progressive erstwhile England look Australia successful white-ball cricket later this month
'When you get older you look backmost astatine this and deliberation these are nan champion times of my life. You're entering that travel Josh, bask it, person nan clip of your life and showcase everything you're about.
Flintoff took connected nan coaching domiciled pinch England aft returning to nan athletics pursuing his scary Top Gear clang successful December 2022.
He will not beryllium progressive erstwhile England look Australia successful white-ball cricket later this month, pinch interim leader Marcus Trescothick taking complaint anterior to Brendon McCullum becoming England's all-format coach from January.
But Flintoff is gaining much acquisition pinch nan Test team, and has looked successful bully spirits.
Flintoff, who still has visible scars connected his look from his terrifying crash, was seen beaming arsenic handed nan headdress to Hull and delivered his speech.
