{"id":167081,"date":"2026-05-13T20:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T01:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=167081"},"modified":"2026-05-13T20:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T01:46:12","slug":"sarah-taylor-appointed-as-england-mens-test-team-fielding-coach-for-new-zealand-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=167081","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Taylor appointed as England men\u2019s Test team fielding coach for New Zealand series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-70975455\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">Former England wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor, one of the greatest to have graced the women\u2019s game, has been appointed fielding coach of the senior men\u2019s Test team for the upcoming series against New Zealand, ECB\u2019s Director of Cricket Rob Key announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old Taylor, who played 226 matches across formats, has also worked with the England Lions (England A) team under Andrew Flintoff, and her impressive performance there has earned her a promotion to the senior team\u2019s support staff.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor has also worked with the Sussex men\u2019s team as well as Manchester Originals and has been offered a short-term contract as fielding coach with Carl Hopkinson, who is on IPL duty with Mumbai Indians.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ | <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/england-test-squad-new-zealand-series-full-list-of-players-zak-crawley-dropped-emilio-gay\/article70973958.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">England squad for first Test against New Zealand<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just think she\u2019s one of the best in the business at what she does. She\u2019s been outstanding, and she\u2019s worked a lot with Andrew Flintoff and Ed Barney (performance director). They can\u2019t speak highly enough of her. So from what we can see, she\u2019s one of the best in the business,\u201d Key told mediapersons on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been thoroughly, unbelievably impressed with (Taylor) and the way that she goes about her business,\u201d Key said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCarl Hopkinson, as is the nature of the cricket world that we have at the moment, he\u2019s working with Mumbai Indians. He has a lot of stuff that he does for them, so we\u2019ll still use him at some point, just not for this series.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on May 13, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/sarah-taylor-appointed-as-england-men-test-team-fielding-coach-new-zealand-series\/article70975455.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former England wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor, one of the greatest to have graced the women\u2019s game, has been appointed fielding coach of the senior men\u2019s Test team for the upcoming series against New Zealand, ECB\u2019s Director of Cricket Rob Key announced on Wednesday. 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