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Cricket-Fleming puts England identity at heart of test rebuild

Sept 20 (Reuters) - England's new test ⁠coach Stephen Fleming said restoring the team's identity and standards would be as ⁠important as improving results, after a turbulent year for English cricket that ‌brought renewed scrutiny of player behaviour and team culture.

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FILE PHOTO: Cricket - New Zealan Nets - McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand & Nelson Park, Napier, New Zealand - 19/3/08 New Zealand's Stephen Fleming during nets Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Jason O'Brien Livepic/File Photo

Fleming wasappointed in July following England's slide in results and a series of off-field incidents that led to Brendon McCullum's departure from the test role, amid accusations of a drinking culture amongst the players.

The latest incident involved ⁠pace bowler Brydon Carse, who was ⁠handcuffed outside a nightclub following Durham's County Championship title-winning victory over Derbyshire, shortly after ⁠Joe ‌Root had lifted a team midnight curfew.

Fleming said work has already begun on shaping the team's identity after months of questions over the culture surrounding the ⁠Englandsetup.

"I would love to be in charge of the number one Test team in ‌the world. That would be my aspiration," Fleming told reporters in Manchester.

"But there's ⁠a piece of work there that's already begun and that's around our identity. There's been a lot of coverage around that and I think the way that players represent England and the group is going ⁠to be really important to me.

"The style of play will come with that also and that'll be a little bit more player-directed, but I feel very strongly about finding a sense of belonging within the group."

Fleming said steps had ⁠already been taken behind the scenes, although he did not provide further details.

“We've done some things to start that piece of work, so that's really important to me," Fleming said.

"So not only will we be in the best position to win cricket games but also represent the England cricket team in its best form."

Marcus ⁠Trescothick guided England to a 3-0 sweep of Pakistan as interim coach in August and September, before handing over to Fleming for December and ‌January's three-test tour of South Africa.McCullum remains coach of England's white-ball sides.

England begin a three-match one-day international series against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.

(Reporting by Karan Prashant Saxena in Bengaluru; editing by Clare Fallon)

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9 月 20 日（路透社）——英格兰新任测试赛教练斯蒂芬·弗莱明表示，在经历了动荡的一年后，恢复球队的身份和标准与提高成绩同样重要。这一年，英格兰板球运动受到了新的审视，球员行为和团队文化也因此受到关注。

7 月，在英格兰队成绩下滑以及一系列场外事件导致布伦登·麦卡勒姆离开国家队主教练一职后，弗莱明被任命为国家队主教练。此前，有指控称球员中存在酗酒文化。

最近一起事件涉及快速投球手布莱顿·卡斯，在达勒姆郡战胜德比郡赢得郡锦标赛冠军后不久，乔·鲁特取消了球队的午夜宵禁，卡斯在一家夜总会外被戴上手铐。

弗莱明表示，在经历了数月关于英格兰队文化的质疑之后，塑造球队形象的工作已经开始。

“我非常渴望执教世界排名第一的板球队。那将是我的梦想，”弗莱明在曼彻斯特告诉记者。

“但是，有一项工作已经开始了，那就是关于我们身份认同的工作。这方面已经有很多报道，我认为球员们如何代表英格兰和整个团队对我来说非常重要。”

“比赛风格也会随之改变，而且会更多地由球员主导，但我非常重视在团队中找到归属感。”

弗莱明表示，幕后已经采取了一些措施，但他没有提供更多细节。