London, Apr 11 : Cricketer Andrew Flintoff and his wife Rachael have announced the birth of their third child.

The couple have named the boy child Rocky, whose weight was an impressive 8lb 9oz.

"Rocky was born on April 7 at 12.33am. Andrew is training and Rachael is to start working on a fitness programme about getting back into shape," mirror.co.uk quoted Rachael's spokesperson, as saying.

Rocky will be a playmate for sister Holly, three, and brother Corey, two.

Flintoff is a former Father of the Year as well as a winner of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

ANI