Overview
- Stephen Fleming contacted Michael Hussey on Wednesday to ask if he would consider the England Test batting coach role, according to multiple reports.
- There has been no formal offer from the England and Wales Cricket Board, and Hussey — who is coaching Welsh Fire in The Hundred — has not confirmed his availability.
- Fleming will not assume full coaching duties until England’s Test tour of South Africa in December, so Marcus Trescothick will act as interim head coach for the three-Test Pakistan series starting August 19.
- David Saker will remain England’s bowling coach for the Pakistan series, while South African sources say Fleming may target Eric Simmons as a future bowling coach replacement.
- The recruitment push reflects Fleming’s plan to rebuild England’s red-ball programme after recent poor Test results by leaning on trusted IPL links and assembling a new specialist staff.