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Stephen Fleming says being involved in the iconic Ashes cricket series was part of why taking on the England Men’s test head coach role was an opportunity "too good to refuse".
"New Zealanders love beating Australia so that doesn’t change... To have the opportunity to experience that from a cricket point of view, a professional point of view is an absolute highlight… so I look forward to that,” he told 1News, adding that he needs to “suppress” his excitement about it.
In his first interview with New Zealand media since taking on the reigns, the 53-year-old told 1News he initially had reservations about accepting the role.
“You go through it and think, ‘Can I make an impact?’”
Stephen Fleming is one of New Zealand’s cricketing greats.
He was the most successful Black Caps captain with 28 Test wins and of the best batters. He was captain for 10 years between 1997 and 2007, and retired from international cricket in 2008.
Now he’s excited for his latest challenge.
“As a cricketer, it’s probably the most prestigious position in world cricket and I’ve got a little bit of history in the UK, I played a number of years of county cricket (professional…