Andrew Flintoff is to rejoin England's backroom staff for their T20 international series against West Indies in the Caribbean later this month.
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The former England captain has gradually returned to the public eye following a car crash while filming a stunt for BBC programme Top Gear 12 months ago, which left him with facial and rib injuries.
Coaxed by close friend and director of England men's cricket Rob Key, Flintoff first linked up with the national side in an unpaid role for the ODI series against New Zealand and Ireland before the World Cup.
Flintoff, whose performances with bat and ball in England's 2005 Ashes triumph earned him national hero status, has since been confirmed as head coach of Northern Superchargers men's side in The Hundred.
He is not part of the England set-up for their ODI series against the Windies but it is understood he will fly out to Barbados later this week ahead of five T20s, the first of which is next Tuesday.
The 46-year-old, who will be paid for being a team mentor, has most recently been in Abu Dhabi for an England Lions winter training camp.
Australian Associated Press
