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McCullum Says Fleming Outstanding Choice For England Test Coach
Brendon McCullum has called Stephen Fleming an 'outstanding achievement' for the ECB after Fleming replaced him as England's Test coach. McCullum, who quit after England's series defeat to New Zealand, will continue…
The Story in Brief
Brendon McCullum has called Stephen Fleming an 'outstanding achievement' for the ECB after Fleming replaced him as England's Test coach. McCullum, who quit after England's series defeat to New Zealand, will continue as white-ball coach. Speaking to Sky Sports, McCullum said Fleming is 'a little bit like me, but better'. McCullum also believes Harry Brook's time as Test captain will come, despite Brook being overlooked for the role after Ben Stokes' retirement, sports.ndtv.com reports.
Fleming, a former New Zealand captain, has coached Chennai Super Kings to five IPL titles since 2009. Stokes, who retired from international cricket, admitted on a podcast that his decision to step down as captain led to McCullum's resignation. Stokes expressed interest in coaching England one day.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative that McCullum's exit was solely due to Stokes' retirement is lazy, Stokes himself took the blame, and McCullum had already stepped down after a series loss. Others claim Fleming is just 'Bazball 2.0', but McCullum called him 'better'. The real test is whether Fleming can adapt his IPL trophy-winning methods to the relentless demands of Test cricket. Will his CSK success translate to English conditions?
Sources (2): sports.ndtv.com, timesnownews.com
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