英格兰板球及威尔士委员会宣布聘用新西兰前队长史蒂芬·弗莱明担任男子测试队主教练[1]。弗莱明将接替布伦登·麦卡勒姆，后者因在冬季灰烬系列赛中0比4落败以及上月对新西兰比赛中2比1失利而被解雇[1]。与此同时，板球名将乔·鲁特被重新任命为测试队队长[1]，接替本·斯托克斯，斯托克斯已于今年6月退役[1]。
弗莱明将在8月19日开始的巴基斯坦三场测试系列赛后正式上任[1]，该系列赛期间由马库斯·特雷斯科西克担任临时主教练[1]。弗莱明曾率领新西兰队参加80场测试比赛，其中赢得28场[1]。他仅有七场测试比赛的时间为明年英格兰主场灰烬系列赛做准备[1]。鲁特曾在2017年至2022年期间担任队长，期间出场65场测试比赛[1]。
England has appointed Stephen Fleming, the former New Zealand captain, as head coach of its men's Test cricket team [1]. Fleming replaces Brendon McCullum, who was dismissed following England's 0-4 defeat in the winter Ashes series and a 2-1 loss to New Zealand last month [1]. Joe Root has been reappointed as Test captain, taking over from Ben Stokes, who retired in June of this year [1].
Fleming will assume his coaching duties after England completes a three-Test series in Pakistan beginning August 19, with Marcus Trescothick serving as interim head coach for that series [1]. Fleming captained New Zealand in 80 Test matches, winning 28 of them [1]. Despite his extensive experience, Fleming will have only seven Test matches to prepare England for next year's home Ashes series [1].