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Five key selection decisions England must make ahead of Pakistan series

Replacing Ben Stokes is just one of a number of conundrums for England’s new hierarchy

The Independent UK

Key talks up Fleming England reset and an imaginary future for Test team

The managing director of men’s cricket said he wanted a team that consistently win while preparing England’s future captains and coaches

The Guardian - UK

Joe Root’s return as Test captain highlights English cricket’s missing generation

Root has been reappointed after Ben Stokes’s retirement with Harry Brook overlooked – but where are England’s other Test leaders?

The Independent UK

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Why Joe Root was picked for England Test captaincy over Harry Brook

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The Independent UK

Key keeping England door open for Stokes: ‘Anything’s possible with Ben’

Rob Key has opened the door for Ben Stokes to return to England’s Test team a month after the former captain’s shock international retirement

The Guardian - UK

Rob Key refuses to rule out Ben Stokes return after Stephen Fleming appointment

Stokes announced his international retirement last month, prior to Brendon McCullum being replaced by Stephen Fleming as England Test coach

The Independent UK

England and Stephen Fleming is a marriage of convenience – but it might just work

ENGLAND CRICKET: Fleming, despite a complete lack of red-ball coaching experience, has been the man selected to steady the England Test ship after the messy departure of fellow New Zealander Brendon McCullum, writes Harry Latham-Coyle, and while his task is big, he may have the tools to succeed

The Independent UK

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Presence of Brendon McCullum affecting England’s hunt for a new Test coach

The hunt for the next coach of the England men’s Test team is being complicated by the need for the new appointee to work alongside the man he would be replacing, Brendon McCullum

The Guardian - UK

England’s white-ball success risks baking in a divide with future Test setup

Finding a candidate to lead the red-ball side is no easy task, with Ben Stokes gone and Brendon McCullum still around

The Guardian - UK

Andy Flower rules out return as England Test coach after Brendon McCullum sacking

Flower coached the England team between 2009 and 2014, winning the Ashes three times

The Independent UK

RIP Bazball: McCullum’s philosophy burned bright but all too briefly

The sacked England Test coach reinvigorated an ailing team in 2022, but his super-aggressive style proved unsustainable

The Guardian - UK

The death of Bazball: Why Brendon McCullum’s reign as England’s Test coach had to end

Comment: McCullum was the right man for England’s ailing Test team when he took the job in 2022, but he failed to show he could transform them from entertainers into elite performers

The Independent UK

RIP Bazball: McCullum sacked as England Test coach

Brendon McCullum's controversial reign as England Test coach is over, though he'll continue to lead the country's white-ball teams.

AAP

‘Gutted’ Brendon McCullum departs his role as England Test coach

McCullum, famed for his ‘Bazball’ style, will remain in charge of the white-ball teams.

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England Test team hit with new drinking rules but midnight curfew won’t fix a broken team culture

COMMENT: Players have been told not to appear drunk during men’s cricket series, writes Lawrence Ostlere, as the ECB bids to improve the optics around Brand England

The Independent UK

Enough is enough – Michael Vaughan calls for England coaching changes

England have now won just two of their last 10 Test matches over the last year.

The Guardian - UK

Ben Stokes backs Brook ‘100%’ to succeed him as McCullum restates England commitment

Brendon McCullum has insisted that ‘the project isn’t finished yet’ as he pledged to stay on as England head coach

The Independent UK

England are losing the wrong man – McCullum and Key can’t survive while Stokes quits

BEN STOKES RETIREMENT: England are losing their Test captain, writes Lawrence Ostlere, while the head coach and ECB director continue to plod on despite poor planning and results

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The Independent UK

Classic Ben Stokes – Joe Root not surprised friend ended England career in style

Between them Stokes and Root have captained England for the last nine years.

The Independent UK

Brendon McCullum hails Ben Stokes after international retirement

The 35-year-old said he would pull up stumps after the third Test against New Zealand.

The Guardian - UK

Someone’s about to switch the music off, leaving Rob Key without a chair to sit on

The future of Rob Key, England’s managing director, looks perilous given he’s more expendable than Stokes or McCullum

The Independent UK

Ben Stokes is back – but England’s sorry situation just got even messier

Ben Stokes will return to captain England at Trent Bridge – but can he, Brendon McCullum and Rob Key still present a united front?

The Independent UK

Ben Stokes ‘blameless’ in nightclub incident as he returns to England squad as captain

Stokes, who will return for England’s third Test against New Zealand, was found to not have been involved in the altercation

Evening Standard

England confirm Ben Stokes captaincy decision for New Zealand Test after latest scandal

Former Three Lions captain was caught up in an incident at a nightclub involving Saracens rugby players after violating curfew

The Independent UK

Ben Stokes ‘will be back and he’ll be captain’ in third Test – Brendon McCullum

Stokes and Gus Atkinson are to return after being left out of the second Test against New Zealand for breaking a team curfew.

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