{"id":193431,"date":"2026-07-14T15:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T21:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=193431"},"modified":"2026-07-14T15:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T21:26:15","slug":"brook-upbeat-about-england-odi-form-amid-test-captaincy-uncertainty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=193431","title":{"rendered":"Brook upbeat about England ODI form amid Test captaincy uncertainty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71222992\">Harry Brook was adamant England\u2019s white-ball cricket was \u201cheading in the right direction\u201d after another chastening one-day international loss saw India enjoy a six-wicket success at Edgbaston on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>But England\u2019s limited-overs captain was rather more reserved when asked about the possibility of succeeding Ben Stokes as Test skipper, saying that was a matter for the incoming red-ball head coach.<\/p>\n<p>England came into this campaign following a 4-0 T20 clean sweep of India.<\/p>\n<p>But Tuesday\u2019s reverse means England has now lost 14 of its last 20 ODIs &#8212; a worrying statistic ahead of next year\u2019s 50-over World Cup in southern Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Brook, 27, has previously made clear he would have no qualms about leading England in all three international formats if called upon.<\/p>\n<p>But that was before Brendon McCullum was sacked as Test coach following a run of seven defeats in his last nine Tests, including a dire 4-1 Ashes series loss in Australia and a 2-1 reverse at home to his native New Zealand that ended in the international retirement of key all-rounder Stokes.<\/p>\n<p>McCullum, a former New Zealand captain, remains in charge of England\u2019s white ball-teams.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u2018Awesome\u2019 McCullum<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Gifted batsman Brook, speaking for the first time since McCullum\u2019s exit from the Test set-up was made public, told a post-match press conference at Edgbaston: \u201cIt was obviously disappointing for me. Brendon has played a massive part in my career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve only ever played under him and he\u2019s been awesome for me. The things that he did for the Test side when he first came in, and in the last few years, have been phenomenal. He is going to be missed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brook added: \u201cIt\u2019s not up to me to make that (captaincy) decision. Whatever decision they make, I\u2019ll be fully behind them. It\u2019s up to them to decide who they want and I\u2019m enjoying my role as white-ball captain at the minute.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019re heading in the right direction. What will be will be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former England captain Nasser Hussain is among those calling for Andy Flower, who oversaw three Ashes series wins and took the team to number one in the Test rankings during his time as England coach from 2009-14, to succeed McCullum as England\u2019s red ball boss.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Trott has also been touted for the role following plaudits for his work coaching Afghanistan, with the former England batsman appointed Tuesday to a short-term consultancy role with Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Brook\u2019s immediate focus remains on levelling this three-match series in Cardiff on Thursday in the hope Sunday\u2019s clash at Lord\u2019s becomes a \u2018live\u2019 decider.<\/p>\n<p>But if England is to get to 1-1 at Sophia Gardens it will need an improved display from its top order following a collapse from 61-0 to 80-5 in Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a poor period when we lost five for 20 runs, which obviously made a massive difference in the game really,\u201d said Brook, who insisted all was far from lost for England in this format.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe World Cup is a long way away,\u201d he said. \u201cHopefully we can come back stronger in Cardiff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/harry-brook-england-odi-form-india-defeat\/article71222992.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harry Brook was adamant England\u2019s white-ball cricket was \u201cheading in the right direction\u201d after another chastening one-day international loss saw India enjoy a six-wicket success at Edgbaston on Tuesday. But England\u2019s limited-overs captain was rather more reserved when asked about the possibility of succeeding Ben Stokes as Test skipper, saying that was a matter for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":193432,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-193431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-14T175318Z_148835798_UP1EM7E1DOTET_RTRMADP_3_CRICKET-ODI-ENG-IND.JPG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":195002,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=195002","url_meta":{"origin":193431,"position":0},"title":"McCullum confident he can work with new England Test coach","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Brendon McCullum insists he can work alongside England\u2019s next Test coach despite being sacked from the role. 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