Fleming a 'big reason' for Root's return as England captain

Aug 2 : Joe Root said Stephen Fleming's appointment as England's test coach was a "big reason" he agreed to return as captain of the squad.Root replaced Ben Stokes after the all-rounder retired following the home series against New Zealand. Fleming succeeds compatriot Brendon McCullum, whose four-year test tenure ended last month, though he remains England's white-ball coach."If I'm being brutally honest, it was a big reason why I wanted to do it," Root told the England and Wales Cricket Board."I'm very excited by the way he sees the game, where he sees us sit as a team, and the work that we have to do to get to where we want to get to. All of that got me very excited about taking this role on." "He's obviously got a wealth of experience and done some amazing things within the game as a pl