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When Freddie met Beefy...

Former England captain Andrew Flintoff recounts the first time he met his sporting hero Sir Ian Botham.

The pair shared a table at a dinner organised by the ECB back when Flintoff was 19.

"We ended up leaving the restaurant and walking down the street arm in arm!" Flintoff said.

Flintoff's admiration for all-rounder Botham stemmed from watching him on television as a kid.

"It wasn't really about his technique, it was the way he approached the game. He was in the big moments of the game," he added.

This clip is from Flintoff, Savage and the Ping Pong Guy on Monday 10 April 2017.

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