Brook to replace injured Buttler as England captain for Australia ODIs

Buttler has now not played a aggressive match since defending champions England lost a T20 World Cup semi-last in opposition to India in Guyana in June.

AFP

15 September, 2024, 07:55 pm

Remaining modified: 15 September, 2024, 07:56 pm

Harry Brook is situation to captain England for the major time in the upcoming one-day global (ODI) sequence in opposition to Australia after Jos Buttler’s continual calf damage ruled him out, team management announced Sunday.

Buttler, 34, suffered a setback and has been forced to fade out each the three-match T20 sequence, which concludes Sunday, and the 5-recreation ODI contest with Australia.

The 25-year-feeble Brook has handiest 15 caps in ODI cricket and acknowledged staunch by closing year’s chastening World Cup marketing and marketing and marketing campaign in India, the place England persisted a woeful defence of their 50-over title, he became silent “attempting to resolve out the format”.

But England already regard the Yorkshire batsman as a future long-term chief and his appointment map they’re going to accept deployed a peculiar skipper in all three global formats this season.

Ollie Pope took over as Take a look at captain from Ben Stokes when the all-rounder’s hamstring damage meant he uncared for the three-match sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka, with Phil Salt main the T20 side after Buttler became sidelined.

Josh Hull, the 20-year-feeble left-arm like a flash bowler who made his Take a look at debut in the Sri Lanka sequence finale on the Oval earlier this month, had been due to be a member of the 50-over squad but has suffered a quad damage and ought to silent relaxation sooner than subsequent month’s outing to Pakistan.

Liam Livingstone, at the starting up dropped from the ODI squad, has been recalled after two vital performances in a T20 marketing and marketing and marketing campaign in opposition to Australia stage at 1-1 sooner than Sunday’s decider in Manchester.

The ODI sequence in opposition to Australia, the reigning 50-over world champions, begins at Nottingham’s Trent Bridge flooring on Thursday.