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harry brook Insisted ash he has not spread fever England Yorkshiremen are preparing to start the “long winter of hell” this weekend, hence the white ball camp.
Despite the opening Test with former rivals England and Australia in Perth being more than a month away, excitement levels are already at a fever pitch. Stuart Broad and David Warner have been on fire this week.
New Zealand’s limited overs tour begins in Christchurch from Saturday With the first of three T20sHas flown under the radar but Brook insists the Black Caps have his full attention.
When Brooke was asked about the recent Ashes news, he replied: “I haven’t seen anything like that. We have a very strong New Zealand team coming in and that’s the main focus at the moment.”
brooke, As regular and white ball captain of all formatsHe is likely to be under a heavy burden due to the T20 World Cup to be held in India and Sri Lanka after the Ashes in the next few months.
England’s last trip to Asia this year saw them lose 10 out of 11 matches, including seven out of eight in India, but Brook was excited to reclaim the trophy they lifted in Australia in 2022.
“You always go into any world championship to try and win it,” Brooks said. “Otherwise, what’s the point of going if you’re not going to try and win?
“But that’s a long way off right now. We’ve got quite a long winter ahead of us, so I’m just focusing on the first game here in New Zealand. We’ll look at that when the time comes.”
Brooke is back to lead the team at Hagley Oval after being rested in Ireland last month jacob bethel At the age of 21, he became England’s youngest men’s captain and helped them win the T20I series 2–0.
When they got a full complement for the last time, England became the first Test nation to score 300 runs in men’s T20s. Phil Salt And if butler South African bowlers were thoroughly thrashed at Emirates Old Trafford.
“If we can keep that momentum going, (it) would be amazing,” Brooks said. “With the bigger picture of the T20 World Cup, there are many areas we can improve.
“There are a lot of areas we can continue to get better at, so it’s just about keeping that momentum going, playing together as a group and always moving in the same direction.”
England arrived in Christchurch on Wednesday after a few days 200 miles south in Queenstown on a team bonding trip. For fun-loving tourist Brooke, the pre-series excursion was just the ticket.
Brooke added, “The whole purpose of that little trip was to spend some time together, which we were lacking before.” “We never really got that opportunity, so it was amazing to do that.
“Touring is amazing. We get to see some of the best places in the world, experience some great things with a lot of our mates. I don’t see it as a job at all. I absolutely love travelling.”
While not part of the team for T20 or ODI against New Zealand, the fast bowler Gus Atkinson He joined his England team-mates on Thursday afternoon to warm up ahead of the Ashes. fellow fast bowler mark wood And passion tongue Hopefully this will be followed next week.
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