Yorkshire batter Harry Brook will lead England Men in IT20s and ODIs, having been named the new white-ball captain.<\/p>\n
Yorkshire batter Harry Brook has been appointed as the new captain of the England Men\u2019s white-ball teams.<\/p>\n
Brook succeeds Jos Buttler, who stepped down from the role following England\u2019s early exit from the ICC Champions Trophy last month in Pakistan.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old has been a key part of England\u2019s white-ball set-up since making his debut in January 2022 and is widely regarded as one of the country\u2019s most gifted batters across formats. Currently ranked number two in the ICC world batting rankings in Test cricket, Brook has spent the past year as vice-captain in both ODI and IT20 formats.<\/p>\n
He also led the team in the Metro Bank ODI series against Australia last September in Buttler\u2019s absence, earning praise for his tactical awareness and calm leadership. A former Young Lions captain, Brook also skippered England at the 2018 ICC Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand.<\/p>\n
To date, Brook has played 26 ODIs for England, scoring 816 runs at an average of 34.00, with a top score of 110. In T20Is, he has earned 44 caps and a highest score of 81 and was part of the team that won the ICC T20 World Cup in 2022.<\/p>\n
Brook said: “It\u2019s a real honour to be named England\u2019s white-ball captain. Ever since I was a kid playing cricket at Burley in Wharfedale, I dreamed of representing Yorkshire, playing for England, and maybe one day leading the team. To now be given that chance means a great deal to me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“I want to thank my family and coaches who\u2019ve supported me every step of the way. Their belief in me has made all the difference and I wouldn\u2019t be in this position without them.<\/p>\n
“There\u2019s so much talent in this country, and I\u2019m looking forward to getting started, moving us forward, and working towards winning series, World Cups and major events.<\/p>\n
“I\u2019m excited to get going and give it everything I\u2019ve got.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rob Key, Managing Director of England Men\u2019s Cricket, added: “I\u2019m delighted that Harry Brook has accepted the role as England\u2019s white-ball captain across both formats. He\u2019s been part of our succession planning for some time, albeit this opportunity has come slightly earlier than expected.<\/p>\n
“Harry is not only an outstanding cricketer, but also has an excellent cricketing brain and a clear vision for both teams that will help drive us towards winning more series, World Cups and major global tournaments.”<\/p>\n
England Men begin their 2025 white-ball campaign at the end of May with a home series against the West Indies, featuring three Metro Bank ODIs and three Vitality IT20s.<\/p>\n
Harry Brook Q&A<\/strong><\/p>\n Harry will be answering YOUR questions on Tuesday 8 April! Submit your question on the form below and the best ones will be put to our new white-ball skipper.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yorkshire batter Harry Brook will lead England Men in IT20s and ODIs, having been named the new white-ball…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4968,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[79,661,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-4967","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-sports","9":"tag-text","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114301942091222295","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4967\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}