Fleming new England Test coach with Root captain

Root made his Test debut in 2012 and holds several England Test cricket records, including highest run scorer with 14,114 runs. He is also second highest run-scorer of all time behind India legend Sachin Tendulkar, who is top with 15,921 runs.

He took over the captaincy for the first time when Alastair Cook stepped down from the role in 2017.

Fleming called Root a "generational talent who has achieved so much already", adding: "I'm excited to support him so he can enjoy and thrive in the role in what is a different context to his first stint."

Gavin Hamilton, director of cricket at Yorkshire, said Root "raises the standards" whenever he returns to his club, with young players learning "simply by watching the way he way he prepares, trains and competes".

Fleming, who retired as a player in 2009, has a wealth of experience in Test cricket as a player, making 111 appearances for New Zealand, scoring 7,172 runs at 40.06, and remains the Black Caps' most successful captain with 28 wins from 80 matches.

He also spent time in England in the county game, playing for Middlesex, Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire - where he won the County Championship in 2005.

"Of course, the ambition is always to win now. But equally, it's about ensuring the team is well placed for the medium and long-term future," said Fleming.

"There is a lot of young talent in and around the team and our aim is to help them fulfil their potential as world-class cricketers."

Former Test captain Stokes announced his retirement from international cricket on the fourth day of the deciding Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.

The shock decision came after he returned to duty following the fall-out from a London nightclub incident where team-mate Gus Atkinson was also present earlier that month.

Stokes, 35, had backed Harry Brook to succeed him in the role, but the 27-year-old, who leads the white-ball sides, was overlooked for the role earlier in the summer.

Australia coach Andrew McDonald says Stokes has "a lot of good cricket left in him" and believes Fleming should entice him out of international retirement for the Ashes next year.

"The fairytale would be that he comes back out of retirement and takes on one more Ashes and builds a lot of hype on the way in," McDonald told Australian radio station SEN on Wednesday, before Fleming's confirmation as coach.

"If you're looking at promoting that series, that's probably the angle that you would want, that he comes out of retirement.

"To me, he's still got a lot of good cricket left in him."