Available for more than one year Eleanor Oldroyd, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma react to the news that England have appointed Stephen Fleming as their new Test coach and Joe Root returns as skipper. Charu feels he could be a calming influence, while Jim believes it doesn’t matter that England have hired another foreign coach.
Root made his Test debut in 2012 and holds several England Test cricket records, including leading run-scorer with 14,114 runs. He is also the second highest run-scorer of all time behind Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar, who occupies the first place with 15,921 runs. He first took over as captain when Alastair Cook resigned from the
Fleming would inherit a team that saw its momentum falter after an impressive start to the McCullum era. McCullum won 10 of 12 Tests in his first year in charge, but since then England have lost 18 and won 17 of 37 Tests. They have not won a multi-game series since December 2024. It is
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt will miss Trent Rockets’ first two matches of The Hundred to manage her workload. Sciver-Brunt, 33, has been dealing with a calf issue all summer. The all-rounder suffered the injury playing domestic cricket for The Blaze in April, leading to her missing England’s opening series against New Zealand and India, as
England and Australia should be open to the idea of playing a Test match in India to help generate interest in the format, says Cricket Australia’s chief executive. Traditionally, the two teams only meet in Test cricket as part of an Ashes series, which is played home and away, and is hosted by each country
Ben Stokes is likely to balance his county commitments with franchise cricket around the world, says Durham coach Ryan Campbell. The former England Test captain, who made his last appearance against New Zealand at Trent Bridge earlier this month, underlined his continued value to Durham by helping them beat Derbyshire with an unbeaten century in