{"id":175726,"date":"2026-06-02T03:51:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T09:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=175726"},"modified":"2026-06-02T03:51:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T09:21:58","slug":"andrew-flintoff-unveiled-as-sydney-thunder-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=175726","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Flintoff unveiled as Sydney Thunder head coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71051756\">Former English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was on Tuesday unveiled as the men\u2019s head coach of Big Bash League side Sydney Thunder.<\/p>\n<p>The 48-year-old signed a two-year contract with Thunder to mark his first coaching job outside the UK.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the opportunity to coach Sydney Thunder arose, obviously I was excited,\u201d said Flintoff. \u201cOne of my aims over the time with Sydney Thunder is that every player looks back thinking, \u2018that\u2019s the best part of the year, that\u2019s a team that I want to play for\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Flintoff is considered by many to be one of England\u2019s greatest all-rounders, having earned 227 caps across the three formats<\/p>\n<p>Since his retirement, Flintoff has coached Northern Superchargers in the Hundred in 2024 and 2025. He is currently in charge of the England Lions side and has also worked with the senior white-ball squads in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>In the last Big Bash season, Thunder finished last in the standings, winning just two games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 02, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/andrew-flintoff-named-sydney-thunder-head-coach-big-bash-league\/article71051756.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was on Tuesday unveiled as the men\u2019s head coach of Big Bash League side Sydney Thunder. The 48-year-old signed a two-year contract with Thunder to mark his first coaching job outside the UK. \u201cWhen the opportunity to coach Sydney Thunder arose, obviously I was excited,\u201d said Flintoff. \u201cOne of my [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":175727,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-175726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/England_Cricket_11773.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":171951,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171951","url_meta":{"origin":175726,"position":0},"title":"Australia cricket split over Big Bash League future after selloff plan stalls","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"As Twenty20 cricket competitions explode around the world, Australia\u2019s Big Bash League is struggling to chart a vision for the future, after plans to privatise its franchises stalled. 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