{"id":198490,"date":"2026-07-29T13:02:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=198490"},"modified":"2026-07-29T13:02:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:32:03","slug":"stephen-fleming-set-to-be-named-england-test-coach-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=198490","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Fleming set to be named England Test coach: Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71283090\">New Zealand\u2019s Stephen Fleming is set to be named as England men\u2019s cricket team\u2019s head coach, replacing countryman Brendon McCullum, according to reports in British media.<\/p>\n<p>Fleming, who successfully served as Indian Premier League side Chennai Super Kings\u2019 (CSK) head coach for 16 seasons, stepped down from all three Super Kings\u2019 head-coaching roles in India, South Africa and USA two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>Fleming, 53, was among New Zealand\u2019s most successful captains, having played in 111 Tests and 280 ODIs before his retirement in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>While England will take on Pakistan in a three-Test series, starting next month, Fleming will likely begin his duties in the winter tour of South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>McCullum, who will continue as England\u2019s whitle ball coach, was removed as the head coach of the Test team after a string of poor results in the last 12 months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/stephen-fleming-england-test-coach-mccullum\/article71283090.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Zealand\u2019s Stephen Fleming is set to be named as England men\u2019s cricket team\u2019s head coach, replacing countryman Brendon McCullum, according to reports in British media. Fleming, who successfully served as Indian Premier League side Chennai Super Kings\u2019 (CSK) head coach for 16 seasons, stepped down from all three Super Kings\u2019 head-coaching roles in India, &#8230; <a title=\"Stephen Fleming set to be named England Test coach: Reports\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=198490\" aria-label=\"Read more about Stephen Fleming set to be named England Test coach: Reports\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":198491,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/09_CSK20Practice.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":195002,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=195002","url_meta":{"origin":198490,"position":0},"title":"McCullum confident he can work with new England Test coach","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Brendon McCullum insists he can work alongside England\u2019s next Test coach despite being sacked from the role. 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