England on Thursday announced former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming as their new Test coach with Joe Root appointed as skipper. Fleming recently ended his 18-year association with Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Super Kings, leading the team to 5 titles. Fleming succeeds former Kiwi teammate Brendan McCullum who was relieved of his duties as England’s red ball coach but was retained in the white-ball formats.
Fleming was New Zealand’s longest-serving (80 Tests) and most successful Test captain (28 wins). He played for Middlesex, Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire where also enjoyed success in captaining Notts to a drought-breaking County Championship title in 2005.
“Fleming is one of the most highly regarded coaches in world cricket following an 18-year association with Chennai Super Kings, and a playing career that led him to be New Zealand’s most successful Test captain in a career spanning 111 matches,” ECB said in a release.
Fleming also led Southern Brave to the final of The Hundred men’s competition in 2023, and has coached CSK’s affiliate teams in South Africa and the USA as well as the Melbourne Stars.