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harry brook Ready to “rein it up” in this week’s third Ashes Test, he admitted he has been guilty of “shocking” errors since arriving in Australia.
Brook has failed to perform aggressively in the series so far, scoring only 98 runs in four innings and gifting his wicket with some poor aggressive strokes.
The 26-year-old started the journey as the number two batsman in the ICC world rankings but has fallen two places in as many games and will need to carry more of the burden if England are to keep their campaign alive in Adelaide.
Brook, who was promoted to vice-captain before the tour, admits he has made mistakes and signaled his intention to be more selective.
“Sometimes I have to rein it in a bit, learn to handle the pressure a bit more,” he said, “I need to realize that when the opportunity comes, I have to put the pressure back on them.
“I feel like I haven’t done as well as I usually do. There’s no reason behind it, I just haven’t recognized those situations well.
“It hasn’t been a perfect series but things like that happen and hopefully I can come back and perform better this week.”
Brook started with an attractive half-century, but was out for a duck in his second innings and moved quickly to danger man. Mitchell Starc At a crucial moment in the second Test at the Gabba.
In both cases, he takes full responsibility.
“I’ll be the first one to stand up and say they were bad shots. Shocking shots,” he said, “I’ll admit it every day of the week, especially in Perth. It was almost a bouncer and I tried to drive it. It was just bad batting. In Brisbane, I’ve tried to hit a six.
“That’s what I mean when I try to say I need to rein it in a bit. I can almost just take it and hit it to get to the other end. I don’t feel sorry for them but if I were there again, I would try to play it a little differently.
“I’ll think about my game and the risks and options I have before I go out there.”