Test Match Special

James Gregg is joined by Sir Alastair Cook, Steven Finn and, Alex Hartley who look at what’s ahead for Stephen Fleming, who has been appointed as the new England Test head coach - replacing his former New Zealand teammate Brendan McCullum.
 
Joe Root has been made captain for a second time - 4 years after stepping down.
 
Fleming will take charge after England’s three match Test series against Pakistan, with Marcus Trescothick taking interim charge for that series.
 
Fleming’s first Test will come on England’s tour of South Africa in December.
 
Does he have what it takes to bring that winning feeling back to the England team?
 
Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
00:30 Alex’s ice cream prank
01:30 Stephen Fleming appointment
08:10 England Director of Men’s Cricket Rob Key
17:20 How across it will Fleming be?
22:18 Have England wasted the summer?
26:37 How will Fleming’s first few weeks look?
33:20 Joe Root captain again
44:20 Root’s record
48:00 Will we see Ben Stokes come back?

England's new captain Joe Root speaks to Henry Moeran about being England Test captain once again. England's director of men's cricket Rob Key speaks to Henry Moeran just twenty-four hours after appointing Stephen Fleming as Test coach and Joe Root as captain.
Former England Test batter Dawid Malan and 2017 World Cup winner Alex Hartley discuss Key's interview and ask whether England have wasted their Test summer so far.
Plus, hear from Chris Jordan who played under Fleming at both Southern Brave in the Hundred and Chennai Super Kings in the IPL and former New Zealand team mate and coaching contemporary Shane Bond.

Henry Moeran speaks to former England captain Michael Vaughan, BBC chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew, and former New Zealand wicket keeper Katey Martin to discuss Stephen Fleming being appointed England's new Test head coach and Joe Root returning to captain the side.

Daniel Norcross is alongside Ashes-winning bowler Steven Finn and former England Test opener Michael Carberry to discuss the prospect of Stephen Fleming becoming the next England Test head coach.
Finny & Carbs wonder what he needs to fix with England, and Jamie Overton, who played under Fleming at Chennai Super Kings, tells Daniel Norcross about playing under him.

Aatif Nawaz is behind-the-scenes as the BBC TV team descends on Trent Bridge for Trent Rockets against London Spirit, but he's asking them - should Joe Root be the next Test captain?
Hear from Ashes-winning bowler Steven Finn, former India batter Ajinkya Rahane, world cup winner Ebony Rainford-Brent, former #1 T20 batter Dawid Malan, and former India international Deep Dasgupta.
Plus, Rahane speaks to Amber Sandhu about his time working for the BBC.