England Test Captain Appointment Confirmed, but Brook's Decision Sparks Controversy

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England Test Captain Appointment Confirmed, but Brook's Decision Sparks Controversy
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  1. 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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    There 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 Sports

    Joe Root's Return As Test Captain A Sign Of England's Problems Joe Root in action

  2. 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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    Inescapably, 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.

  3. "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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  1. 01 Sky Sports

    The 26-year-old was made white-ball captain last April and promoted to vice-captain of the Test team in September.

  2. 02 BBC Sport

    In a parallel universe, this week is Harry Brook's first as England's new Test captain.

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Original Articles (4)

UK Brook quizzed on Wellington incident as he gives Root captaincy backing — Sky Sports
UK Root made 'grown up' call on curfew but does he have the feel for captaincy? — Sky Sports
UK Brook on Test captaincy, batting and Wellington — BBC Sport
India Joe Root's Return As Test Captain A Sign Of England's Problems — NDTV Sports