Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming is appointed as England Test coach, with Joe Root as captain.

Stephen Fleming has held several coaching roles in T20 franchise cricket since he reitred from playing in 2009 Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming has been appointed as England Test coach, with Joe Root returning as captain. Fleming, 53, has never previously worked as head coach of a national team but he led Chennai Super Kings to a record five Indian Premier League titles during his 17-year tenure as head coach. Previous Test coach Brendon 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. Root, 35, whose first spell as Test captain was between 2017 and 2022, captained England to a record 27 Test wins in 65 matches. He has been reappointed captain following the shock retirement of Ben Stokes from international cricket in June. Fleming said he was "incredibly excited" to be taking on the role as Test coach. "It's one of the most prestigious coaching positions in world cricket and I am honoured to be appointed," he added.