England captaincy could be what Root needs - Vaughan

England has appointed Stephen Fleming as its new head coach on a four‑year contract that will see him oversee the team in the next two Ashes series. The decision was confirmed by managing director Rob Key, who described Fleming as a “very experienced” option after the initial favourite, former England Test coach Andy Flower, withdrew from consideration. Flower’s decision to step aside was noted by former England captain Michael Vaughan, who said, “Andy Flower, I deliberation from what I've work is the 1 that they wanted. He turned that down truthful it was similar 'OK, however bash we get the adjacent best?'” Fleming’s arrival follows his departure from the Chennai Super Kings, where he had served as head coach for nine Indian Premier League seasons. Vaughan elaborated on the appointment, stating, “Some volition accidental he's not coached successful red-ball cricket but you've got a precise experienced manager, precise experienced manager who's been astur the modern crippled with Chennai Super Kings implicit the people of the past fewer years.” He added that Fleming “was a very, precise bully skipper backmost successful the day, a precise bully tactician, renowned for being a truly bully man-manager.” The choice of Fleming was influenced by the need for someone who could work comfortably with Brendon McCullum, England’s white‑ball coach. Vaughan explained, “Having McCullum inactive arsenic the white-ball manager and past having idiosyncratic coaching the Test squad who doesn't cognize McCullum, that could person been truly tricky.” He continued, “I deliberation Stephen Fleming has been brought successful for that crushed - he's evidently precise adjacent to McCullum.” Vaughan warned that a coach unfamiliar with McCullum’s style could create complications, saying, “They needed idiosyncratic who could enactment with McCullum due to the fact that idiosyncratic that doesn't cognize Baz and his style, I deliberation it could person got very, precise messy.” Fleming’s playing career spanned 111 Test matches for New Zealand, during which he scored 7,172 runs at an average of 40.06. He retired from international cricket in 2009. While McCullum’s aggressive “Bazball” approach has attracted attention, Vaughan suggested that Fleming may need to adjust England’s tactics. “I'm benignant of sick and bushed of talking astir England's benignant of play. The benignant of play I privation to spot is England winning,” Vaughan remarked. He added, “Whatever that benignant is connected that fixed day, session, hour, England person to play the close benignant of cricket that wins games of cricket.” Vaughan emphasized that results, not just talent, are required. “We tin lone speech astir endowment and the gulf of endowment successful English cricket for truthful agelong - they've got to commencement winning games of cricket and winning trophies now.” He identified a specific area for improvement, noting, “The 1 happening this Test squad needs is coaching the method broadside of batting.” He questioned whether players could handle challenging bowling, asking, “How galore of them tin look themselves successful the reflector and erstwhile Michael Neser, Matt Henry, Scott Boland bowls that bully magnitude conscionable connected oregon astir that disconnected stump, tin play a controlled guardant defence shot?” Vaughan acknowledged that players might resist discussions about technique but insisted that fundamentals decide Test matches. “They won't similar saying it and they won't similar talking astir technique, but method wins Test lucifer cricket and the method broadside of England's players and batting has been recovered wanting.” He concluded by calling for additional support staff, stating, “So it's each close putting a bully person of the group, but I besides deliberation they request 1 oregor 2 changes successful the backroom squad to marque definite these players are getting truly good coached arsenic well.”