Rocky Flintoff, 16, smashes dad Freddie's record in front of England icon

Former England cricket prima Freddie Flintoff is present coaching the England Lions team, and his teenage lad Rocky stepped up successful a large mode successful their latest lucifer successful Australia

Freddie Flintoff's lad Rocky bushed his aged man's 27-year grounds arsenic the youngest subordinate to people a period for England's 2nd team.

England fable Freddie was 20 years aged erstwhile helium deed 104 for England A - the squad present known arsenic England Lions - against Kenya successful January 1998. That was the aforesaid twelvemonth helium made his elder Test debut against South Africa.

Now 47, the erstwhile Lancashire stalwart took implicit arsenic Lions manager successful September 2024. The 2nd drawstring person been successful Brisbane, and the younger Flintoff starred successful a lucifer against a Cricket Australia XI aft being called into the squad by his father.

After bowling their opponents retired for 214 successful the archetypal innings, the Lions mislaid their archetypal 7 wickets for 161 runs. That's erstwhile 16-year-old Rocky took over, though, hitting an eye-catching 108 disconnected conscionable 127 balls.

Flintoff inferior was yet caught by Ryan Hackney disconnected the bowling of Gabe Bell. By that point, though, England Lions had opened up a pb of much than 100 runs.

Cricket Australia won the archetypal lucifer against the Lions, claiming triumph by 7 wickets astatine the Ian Healy Oval. On that occasion, Rocky was dismissed for 19 successful the archetypal innings and 4 successful the second.

The teen was joined by Josh Tongue successful the line-up for the 2nd match. 27-year-old bowler Tongue made his elder trial debut erstwhile England faced Ireland successful 2023, taking 5-66 connected his bow.

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"We person rewarded players who person proven themselves astatine this level and those with important potential," England men's show manager Ed Barney said erstwhile the touring squad was announced successful December. "Matches and tours of Australia are ever important and we relish the accidental to trial ourselves against prime opposition. This circuit allows america to measure performances, refine mentation and proceed moving with immoderate of the champion emerging endowment successful the country.

“I’m besides delighted to spot Josh Tongue returning to competitory cricket. Josh has had a challenging clip with injuries but is progressing good and volition payment from this circuit arsenic helium steps up his preparation. We anticipation this marks the commencement of a prosperous and impactful instrumentality to cricket for him successful 2025."

Rocky Flintoff's period comes blistery connected the heels of different ton for Lancashire's 2nd drawstring successful April 2024. He signed his archetypal nonrecreational declaration with the region past summertime and has already tasted first-class action.

England Lions person 1 much lucifer to travel connected their circuit of Australia. They're up against Australia A connected January 29, with the lucifer owed to instrumentality spot astatine Cricket Central successful Sydney.