England Test Captain Harry Brook to Sit Out ODIs as Dean Brunt Takes Charge Again
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Sciver-Brunt to sit out Ireland ODIs as Dean takes charge again Regular captain rested for three-match series as England name 'forward-looking' squad
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BBC SportPublished Charlie Dean will lead England for their one-day international series against Ireland in September, with regular captain Nat Sciver-Brunt among a number of senior players rested.
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Harry Brook has said appointing Joe Root as England Test captain is the correct decision and he is 100 per cent behind him; watch the first Test of the three-match series between England and Pakistan, live on Sky Sports Cricket from 10am, Wednesday (first ball 11am)
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BBC SportThere are numerous reasons why it will be Joe Root, rather than Brook, leading England into a new era against Pakistan at Headingley: the timing of Ben Stokes' retirement, Brook's workload as white-ball captain and Root's surprise willingness to resume the job among them.
NDTV SportsJoe Root's Return As Test Captain A Sign Of England's Problems Joe Root in action
The Guardian SportAs England’s batting coach for a good deal of Joe Root’s first spell as Test captain, I saw directly how conscientious he was in the role. It was impossible not to feel for him at the end, when results dried up and he was almost alone on a burning deck.
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However, it emerged in January that Brook had been struck by a bouncer the night before the third ODI in Wellington on November 1, after he was refused entry to a club.
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BBC SportInescapably, there is also what happened during the winter, when Brook was punched by a nightclub bouncer in Wellington on the eve of a one-day international against New Zealand.
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England Captain Reveals Brutal Impact Of Criticism In IPL: "In A Rabbit Hole" Harry Brook had a disappointing stint in the IPL.
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BBC Sport"I got into a little bit of a rabbit hole with scrutiny and social media when I was at the IPL," says Brook.
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"It's just a grown up decision, isn't it?" Hussain said on the latest Sky Sports Cricket Podcast of Root's decision to axe said curfew ahead of the three-Test series against Pakistan - live on Sky Sports - starting Wednesday.
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01 BBC Sport Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Bell and Amy Jones will also miss the three-match series while Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Sciver-Brunt are absent as they manage their fitness and recovery.
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02 The Guardian Sport But looking back, there was a view from some of us on the sidelines that Root – and very possibly Alastair Cook before him – needed a more proactive approach from their head coach. I would expect a quality individual like Fleming – both an experienced coach and a former Test captain himself – to challenge Root and also look to broaden the number of players thinking like leaders in the dressing room.
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03 Sky Sports The 26-year-old was made white-ball captain last April and promoted to vice-captain of the Test team in September.
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