Oct 15, 2026 · 36 min · 13 segments
Bazball is over and a new era for English cricket beckons. But will Stephen Fleming be more Keir Starmer or Andy Burnham in his approach to leading England? In this episode, Teatime Declarations…
It gives us a chance to look at Brendan McCollum and his era as test coach, Ben Stokes as test captain.
So the departure of England's test cricket coach and captain coincides with the departure of Keir Starmer and his replacement by Andy Berg.
i think more broadly the the question that that fills both british politics international politics and cricket at the moment is do you need to be a disruptor to succeed Is the media environment such that you need to have a brand and some sort of flair in order to cut through? Or is there merit still in just being a safe pair of hands, being a team that focuses on their skills, winning more cricket than they lose, and just quietly getting on with it?
It gives us a chance to look at Brendan McCollum and his era as test coach, Ben Stokes as test captain.
So the departure of England's test cricket coach and captain coincides with the departure of Keir Starmer and his replacement by Andy Berg.
i think more broadly the the question that that fills both british politics international politics and cricket at the moment is do you need to be a disruptor to succeed Is the media environment such that you need to have a brand and some sort of flair in order to cut through? Or is there merit still in just being a safe pair of hands, being a team that focuses on their skills, winning more cricket than they lose, and just quietly getting on with it?
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