Harry Brook insists England WILL get again to competing in world competitions after taking on white-ball captaincy on the again of drab run
- Brook is looking to turn around England’s fortunes after Jos Buttler left his role
- He is determined to do the job his way while continuing to impress with the bat
- Brook was also asked if he would rather win the T20 World Cup or the Ashes
Harry Brook has insisted he will do the job his way as he looks to transform the fortunes of England’s white-ball teams – and believes the new role will not affect his batting.
His reign as limited-overs captain begins on May 29 against West Indies at Edgbaston, where England will be seeking to end of run of seven ODI defeats – their worst sequence since 2006.
And while he intends to lean on the expertise of Buttler, as well as pick the brains of Test captain Ben Stokes, Brook said: ‘I’m going to try and do the job my way. I want to be myself – the best version that Harry Brook can be.
‘Just because I’m captain, I’m not going to stop working as hard as I as I ever do. I’ll probably work even harder now, and try to get better and better and be the best player in the world.’
It is less than six years since England won the 50-over World Cup at Lord’s, since when they have since plummeted to seventh in the ODI rankings, but Brook is confident he can take them back to the top.
‘I want us to go out there and be very competitive, very aggressive and 100 per cent committed,’ he said. ‘If we do that, there’s no reason we can’t compete in the world competitions.
Harry Brook has insisted England will get back to competing for world competitions under his captaincy
The batsman has taken over from Jos Buttler as skipper of the men’s white-ball side
Brook did, though, say he would rather win the Ashes with Test side over the T20 World Cup
Brook, who recently pulled out of a lucrative £590,000 deal with Delhi Capitals in the IPL, said no amount of money from the franchise circuit would get in the way of his England career.
Asked whether he’d prefer to win the T20 World Cup or the Ashes, he replied: ‘I think it is the Ashes. I know I’ve taken over the white-ball captaincy, but the Ashes is the pinnacle of cricket for me still.’
