Andrew Flintoff surprised Stuart Broad with his 'really good' mitting during England session... as pundit insists legend would have 'inspired' team's current crop of players

Stuart Broad insists Andrew Flintoff will have inspired England's current crop of players, after the cricket legend returned to the game. He was first seen on Friday in his new role with England's cricket team, and ahead of their ODI with New Zealand today, Broad praised the impact that Flintoff will have on the current core of players. Stuart Broad has labelled Andrew Flintoff as a 'legend of the game' after his return to England's cricket set-up Broad said Flintoff would have inspired England's current crop of players Broad was seen speaking to Flintoff in Cardiff on Friday ahead of the first ODI against New Zealand 'He's been doing some work with the England Under-19s which he really enjoyed and he'd just arrived in Cardiff to settle into this group for this series. Broad said Flintoff was in 'fine form' when he spoke to him back in Cardiff on Friday Flintoff's horror crash sports car was not fitted with air bags it emerged after the smash Flintoff was driving an open-topped three-wheel organ Super 3 car for Top Gear in December last year when the vehicle flipped One of the great all-rounders, Flintoff was an iconic symbol of the 2005 Ashes-winning side It is uncertain whether Flintoff will resume his television career after the accident which left him badly injured and caused him to spend five weeks in hospital.