India, Aug. 2 -- New England captain Joe Root has spoken of new Test coach Stephen Fleming in glowing terms, saying the New Zealander was the reason why he felt so great about his second captaincy stint. England sacked Brendon McCullum, Fleming's former team-mate, last month and a couple of days ago, the 53-year-old was revealed to be the team's next Test coach.

Root stepped into the breach for the second Test against New Zealand in June after the now-retired Ben Stokes was removed following the first game due to a nightclub brawl incident. Stokes was given a clean chit a few days later and played his last game, and just like that, Root was back in the fray for captaincy, and he eventually landed the role for the second time.

"I've admi...