Freddie Flintoff's Field Of Dreams On Tour review: Forget the cricket, Freddie's proving an inspiration to his ragtag novices, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS By Christopher Stevens Published: 17:29 EDT, 21 August 2024 | Updated: 17:33 EDT, 21 August 2024 e-mail View comments Freddie Flintoff's Field Of Dreams On Tour (BBC1) Rating: One of the great mysteries of English sport is why cricket games are halted at the first hint of a shower. Regular deluges are an inevitable feature of British life - why invent a game where rain stops play? Football and rugby don't stop for rain. Music festivals revel in rain, and turn into mudbaths.
We queue in the rain, work in the rain, even picnic on the beach in the rain. What's so special about cricket? In Kolkata, as Freddie Flintoff's ragtag team of novices discovered in his Field Of Dreams On Tour, cricket doesn't stop for anything..
. not even the monsoon. Anything less than a lightning strike means they play on.
The Indian refusal to be deterred by any difficulties breeds exceptional resilience. Boys playing in the street with a plank of wood and a tennis ball displayed remarkable skill as well as a delight in the game. That dauntless spirit shone through in other ways.
At a school for orphans who might otherwise be living rough and begging for scraps, the children showed real eagerness to learn. In Kolkata, as Freddie Flintoff's ragtag team of novices discovered in his Field Of Dreams On Tour, cricket doesn't stop for anything The show sees.