9pm, BBC One As Freddie Flintoff and his ragtag team continue their sojourn in India, the presenter reminds himself that “this isn’t a cricket tour but a tour with cricket”. And while the boys undergo their first training session beneath a tropical downpour (Indian cricketing legend Arun Lal is their coach), we delve deeper into the backstories of Adnan and Eli. Adnan’s journey to the UK, being smuggled in the back of a lorry and receiving several beatings, moves Flintoff to tears, while Eli explains how his love of cricket was ended by bullying at secondary school.
Happily for the team, he proves a natural with bat and ball. 8pm, BBC One/8pm, ITV1 Facing MasterChef judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace in the second heat are Team GB sprinter (and Gladiators star) Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, former EastEnders actor Danielle Harold, comedian and actor Eshaan Akbar, actor Rochenda Sandall and reality star Chloe Burrows. The contestants must create a dish that celebrates a “secret” ingredient, before cooking up their dinner party dishes.
Meanwhile, in the rather more stellar Cooking with the Stars , Carol Vorderman, Linford Christie and Ellie Simmonds try to impress their loved ones with family favourite dishes they serve up in the studio. 9pm, BBC Two Another week, another new hospital-based docuseries. This one follows the work of surgeons in the largest hospital in Wales.
In neurosurgery at the University Hospital of Wales, consultant George Eralil prioritises 19-year-.