Has English cricket actually made a smart decision for once by naming the non-posh batter as captain for this ODI series?
Even a stopped clock tells the right time once a day, or twice depending on how you interpret analogue time devices. In this same encouraging spirit I am happy to report that English cricket has accidentally made a good decision, one that will play out, for better or worse, over the next week.
This is something we should all be grateful for, even if it is only temporary, even if it begins to look a bit iffy as early as this weekend and Saturday’s second one-day international against Australia. But it does involve Harry Brook and that is generally a good thing.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/sep/20/ordinary-bloke-not-a-flash-harry-why-brook-is-the-right-choice-to-lead-england-cricket-captain
Author : Barney Ronay
Publish date : 2024-09-20 16:20:14
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