Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming is expected to be appointed as England Test coach after the sacking of Brendon McCullum.

Stephen Fleming has held several coaching roles in T20 franchise cricket since he reitred from playing in 2009 Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming is expected to be appointed as England Test coach after the sacking of Brendon McCullum. McCullum was fired earlier this month following a string of poor results and several off-field incidents, but remains in charge of England's white-ball sides. Former England coach Andy Flower subsequently ruled himself out of the running to replace McCullum. As first reported by the Telegraph,, external Fleming, 53, has emerged as the leading candidate to succeed his former international team-mate. If appointed, Fleming will have a say - alongside director of men's cricket Rob Key and national selector Marcus North - in the appointment of a new Test captain, following the shock retirement of Ben Stokes from international cricket. He would inherit a side which saw its momentum falter after a breathtaking start to the McCullum era. McCullum won 10 out of 12 Tests in his first year in charge but since then, England have lost 18 and won 17 of 37 Tests.