He will be joined by all-rounders Andrew McDonald and Shane Watson, and probably seamer Stuart Clark.
"Twenty20 cricket is a game for all-rounders and Flintoff is one of the best in the business, " he said.
Northants have been hit hardest by the ECB ruling and will miss South African all-rounders Hall and Van der Wath.
Great teams have all-rounders in that role, guys who are also skillful passers, like Manchester United's Michael Carrick or Barcelona's Sergio Busquets.
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Nevertheless, the all-rounders lend flexibility to the one-day squad, with Shoaib Malik and Azhar Mahmood both capable of match-winning performances with bat or ball.
Australia lost opener Brad Haddin inside four overs, but all-rounders James Hopes and Shane Watson steadied the innings with a second-wicket partnership of 77.
All-rounders Chris Cairns, Nathan Astle, Chris Harris and Craig McMillan, batsman Hamish Marshall and bowler Daryl Tuffey took part in the recent breakaway Twenty20 league.
There are no stand-out all-rounders and where have the fabled spinners gone - bowlers, as The Daily Telegraph wrote, "with rubbery wrists and flexible fingers who will beguile batsmen"?
The IPL will conduct an auction on 6 February to bring in new players and the PCA is already helping Essex all-rounders Graham Napier and Ravi Bopara with their negotiations.
Batsmen Mike Hussey and Brad Hodge made their Test debuts aged 30 during the series against the West Indies and bowler Nathan Bracken (three previous tests) and all-rounders Andrew Symonds (two) and Shane Watson (one) were recalled.
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