Rocky Flintoff is just the tip of the iceberg - here are six more children of England cricket's golden generation tipped to go all the way to the top
Rocky Flintoff is just the tip of the iceberg - here are six more children of England cricket's golden generation tipped to go all the way to the top
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The first decade of this century featured some of English cricket’s most well-known names. Now they are being thrust back into the spotlight by the headline-grabbing exploits of their children. Sixteen-year-old Rocky Flintoff leads the way, plundering runs and smashing records just months out of the classroom.
![[England legend Andrew Flintoff's 16-year-old son Rocky (above) is just the tip of the iceberg, having this week earned a surprise call-up for England Lions' tour of Australia next month]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/11/93269475-14205259-image-a-6_1734519692715.jpg)
On Thursday, under the watchful eye of his father and head coach Andrew Flintoff, he crunched a Freddie-esque hundred for England Lions against a Cricket Australia XI in Brisbane. Archie Vaughan, another son of an ex-England captain in Michael Vaughan, has made his mark professionally too, captaining England Under-19 in Test and one-day series against South Africa this month.
![[Andrew Flintoff was part of England's stunning Ashes triumph over Australia back in 2005]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/11/93269525-14205259-Andrew_Flintoff_second_left_played_a_major_role_as_an_all_rounde-a-22_1734521656868.jpg)
But they are just the tip of the iceberg with several more juniors who spent their primary years with the outfields of England’s international stadiums as their playgrounds, knocking about with bat and ball as long as the the evening sun permitted, coming through county cricket’s youth systems.
![[Michael Vaughan's 19-year-old son Archie (above) burst on to the senior scene in 2024]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/12/93269735-14316769-Michael_Vaughan_s_19_year_old_son_Archie_above_burst_on_to_the_s-a-8_1737635904951.jpg)
Here, Mail Sport introduces the kids of an England team that ended 18 winless years against Australia in 2005 and went on to hit the number one ranking in Tests for the one and only time in international cricket history six years later:. The children of the 2005 Ashes generation (above) are gearing up to take on world cricket.
![[The Somerset teenager impressed with figures of 11 for 140 against Durham in late August]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/12/93269741-14316769-The_Somerset_teenager_impressed_with_figures_of_11_for_140_again-a-9_1737635907819.jpg)
