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harry brook knows the white ball tour new zealand Will be “completely different” from what is expected England for the Ashes series in Australia – but he intends to make the most of some long overdue time off – with an eye on the T20 World Cup.
England will play three T20 Internationals against the Black Caps, the first of which will be in Christchurch on October 18, followed by three matches. ODI series.
All-rounders Sam Curran and Liam Dawson have both been selected for the ODI squad, while Kent batsman jack crawley Got T20 call-up for the first time.
Test vice-captain Brooks will captain both teams for the New Zealand tour, which ends in Wellington on November 1.
The Yorkshire batsman hopes it can prove to be a positive environment for the players before turning the focus to the Ashes, when England will hope to reclaim the vase for the first time since 2015.
“Personally, and this will be the message to the team, it’s completely different. Obviously we’ve got the Ashes in a month’s time,” Brook told reporters after the England white-ball team arrived in New Zealand.
“We have got the T20 World Cup in February and March, so we are preparing for that and this (tour) can be a good step towards that.”
Brooke said: “The Test boys have spent a lot of time together away from cricket and this is the perfect opportunity for us to really come together and treat it as team bonding for the next few days.
“With the T20 World Cup coming up in the new year, I think it’s really important that we all come together and spend a lot of time together.”
Brook, however, insists England will leave no stone unturned on their New Zealand tour, which will also include the third T20 at Eden Park and ODIs at Mount Maunganui and Hamilton.
“We’re not going to take any team lightly. It doesn’t matter who we’re playing against, we’re going to give it our all,” he said.
“We always want to be aggressive, as a batting unit always want to put pressure on the bowlers, try to take wickets and use dimensions as a bowling unit, then chase the ball hard down the field.”