ZIMBABWEAN Duncan Fletcher, currently coach of county side Glamorgan, was confirmed on Thursday as England’s coach for the next two years, replacing David Lloyd who resigned after the World Cup. Nasser Hussain will also replace Alec Stewart as England cricket captain for this summer’s Test series against New Zealand, it was announced. The appointment of the pair had been widely expected after England’s humiliating exit from the World Cup after the first round. They will both be officially unveiled at a Lord’s news conference on Friday. Stewart’s contract ended after the World Cup, having led England to a triumphant Test series victory over South Africa last summer before losing 3-1 in the Ashes series this winter in Australia. The length of Hussain’s appointment has not been fixed but if he makes a success of the forthcoming series against New Zealand, which begins at Edgbaston on July 1, he is almost certain to retain the captaincy for this winter’s tour to South Africa and Zimbabwe.