Harry Brook is anticipated to be named England’s new T20 captain, with a call set to be introduced within the subsequent week, Sky Sports activities Information understands.
Jos Buttler stepped down as white-ball captain after a disappointing Champions Trophy match, which noticed England knocked out within the group phases after shedding all three of their matches.
It’s understood that Brook might be handed the T20 captaincy, and he seems to be in a two-horse race with Ben Stokes for the ODI emptiness. The ECB is excepted to make an announcement this coming week.
Brook taking the reins in no less than one of many white-ball codecs is a transfer that had appeared possible ever since he pulled out of an IPL cope with Delhi Capitals to prioritise worldwide cricket.
The Yorkshireman’s sole England captaincy expertise is the five-match ODI collection at house to Australia final September, which the hosts misplaced 3-2, as he stepped in for the then-injured Buttler.
England managing director of cricket Rob Key revealed shortly after Buttler’s resignation that Stokes was a contender for the 50-over ODI function, regardless of a chequered harm file of late and an enormous 12 months of Take a look at cricket that options 5 house video games towards India – beginning at Headingley on June 20 – after which the Ashes collection in Australia.
Talking on the time, Key mentioned of Stokes, who’s at present recovering from a second hamstring harm in 5 months: “Nothing’s off the desk [in terms of the England captaincy]. You take a look at each choice.
“Ben is likely one of the greatest captains I’ve ever seen, so it might be silly not to have a look at him. It is simply the knock-on impact. We do not wish to danger different issues however you have additionally received to suppose, ‘what if it goes proper?’
“He is an unbelievably good tactician, a frontrunner of males and somebody who will get the perfect out of individuals.
“When the stress is admittedly on, he is capable of throw a blanket across the gamers and truly say, ‘no, that is the way in which ahead. Preserve going.'”
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Stokes has led England in 32 Take a look at matches – 31 as everlasting captain and as soon as when standing in for predecessor Joe Root – successful 19, shedding 12 and drawing one.
He was additionally in cost for 3 ODIs towards Pakistan in 2021, successful every of them, after he was parachuted right into a revised squad following the preliminary group being hit by a breakout of Covid-19.
England’s white-ball summer season begins with the primary of three ODIs towards West Indies at Edgbaston on Might 29, earlier than a T20 collection towards the identical opposition begins in Durham on June 6.
