{"id":836209,"date":"2026-07-31T18:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/836209\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T18:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:45:12","slug":"wisden-cricket-weekly-podcast-stephen-fleming-joe-root-named-as-england-test-head-coach-and-captain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/836209\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast: Stephen Fleming &#038; Joe Root Named As England Test Head Coach And Captain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200px\" height=\"675px\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/v2au8oNrZ9.jpg\"  alt=\"\" importance=\"low\" class=\"lazy\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"drop-cap-intro\">On the latest episode of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast, Cameron Ponsonby, Ben Gardner &amp; Phil Walker react to the news that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/cricket-news\/stephen-fleming-and-joe-root-named-as-england-test-head-coach-and-captain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Stephen Fleming is the new England Test head coach, and that Joe Root will once again captain the side<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/cricket-news\/joe-root-wasnt-as-bad-a-captain-as-you-remember\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Joe Root wasn&#8217;t as bad a captain as you remember<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow Wisden for all cricket updates, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/live-cricket-scores\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/live-cricket-scores\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" class=\"c-link c-link--underline\">live scores<\/a>, match stats, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/quizzes\/daily-quiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/quizzes\/daily-quiz\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-14407\" class=\"c-link c-link--underline\">quizzes<\/a> and more. 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