"The lads in the dressing room have been so welcoming to me this week and there's a great atmosphere here," Flintoff told the club website., external "I'm excited for what's next for me and I know that Kent is the right place for me to make the step up to first-team cricket." Kent's director of cricket Simon Cook added: "Corey is an extremely exciting young player and has great all-round ability to score runs and take wickets. "He is a very hard worker and I know that he is extremely determined to make a name for himself in professional cricket. "We're delighted that he feels that he can do this as a Kent cricketer."