Michael Vaughan believes that Stephen Fleming is the right man for the job, but he feels the experienced coach should have taken charge from the upcoming home Test series against Pakistan instead of joining later in the year.
The former New Zealand captain has been given time to stay with his family in New Zealand before moving to England. He is expected to join the team later this summer and start preparing for England's important Test tour of South Africa in December.
Michael Vaughan questions ECB's Stephen Fleming decision
Vaughan wrote in his column for The Telegraph: “Stephen Fleming is a good appointment as England’s Test coach, but he should be in position for the start of the Pakistan series rather than taking over fully for the South Africa tour in December. " By starting later it means Fleming will have coached England for just one home Test—against Bangladesh next summer—before the Ashes series.”
He was really shocked to see how easily the board accepted the New Zealand great’s unfair condition of joining the team six months after appointment.
Michael Vaughan questions break for Stephen Fleming
Michael Vaughan pointed out that Fleming has been free since the IPL 2026 ended in May, so taking charge for the Pakistan series would not have been too demanding, and then there are also months of break before the South Africa Tests, so it was too much of a buttering-type appointment for him.
Vaughan added, “I am therefore surprised that Rob Key has not said you must be here, in charge, for the Pakistan series. We’re in a bit of a mess, but I’m sure Fleming will get it right. I’m sure he’ll get the team performing. The key to this appointment was always going to be the relationship the coach of the Test team has with McCullum, who is clearly still a major operator in English cricket.”
"Fleming is not a hands-on coach": Michael Vaughan on Stephen Fleming as head coach
He signed off by saying, “I will also be interested to see who coaches the players. Fleming is not a hands-on coach; he is a manager. I look at the backroom team, and I will be disappointed if it stays the same. I want to see one or two new coaches come in and work with this test side. I want to see someone coming in with a real coaching ethic.”
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