t wonderful scene and Flintoff’s thoughtfulness tugs at the emotions is because it reminds us of what sport should, but very often doesn’t, teach us: namely empathy. In the mean time, he also has to adapt to a new city thousands of miles from home, although it will be no surprise to discover he has approached this with typical gusto. He wasn’t tall, and seemed increasingly frail in the later decades of his life. “The offensive coordinator [Josh Blankenship], he told me he wanted me to come out for a visit.