Brendon McCullum hails Harry Brook for showcasing England white-ball captaincy blueprint in West Indies whitewashes | Cricket Information
Brendon McCullum says England’s white-ball domination of the West Indies offered a transparent blueprint of the model of cricket Harry Brook desires to outline his captaincy.
Brook made it six wins from six as England’s white-ball captain as a 37-run victory in Southampton sealed a second collection sweep over the West Indies.
Having whitewashed the vacationers 3-0 within the ODIs, Brook’s males did it once more within the T20 leg to cap a triumphant begin for the brand new limited-overs skipper.
“It has been a extremely good two weeks,” England head coach McCullum informed Sky Sports activities.
“Any time you undergo a interval of transition and alter, you could have aspirations and hopes on what you’ll be able to obtain. Typically, they occur fast and typically they take a very long time to embed.
“However within the final couple of weeks, we now have seen a transparent blueprint of how Harry Brook desires this cricket group to run and his model of captaincy. That is an actual optimistic.”
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Highlights from the third T20 match between England and West Indies
McCullum: I’ve let Brook discover his approach
Requested whether or not a hands-on strategy was wanted to help Brook’s begin to life as England captain, McCullum responded: “I’ve let him discover his approach.
“He would not prefer to make issues difficult. He likes to maintain it easy. That is a praise, it is an incredible talent.
“His calmness, his poise, his skill to maintain it easy rubs off on different guys. He is additionally captained a number of sides rising up, so he is bought nice friendships with guys who perceive how he works.
“We have not conquered the world, however we now have made a pleasant begin over the past couple of weeks. It is good optimistic indicators.”
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Watch Participant of the Collection Jos Buttler’s beautiful 96 towards the West Indies within the first T20I
Brook inherited an England white-ball facet on its knees following a disastrous Champions Trophy that led to Jos Buttler’s resignation as skipper in March.
However after two profitable collection, fortunes have been remodeled on the sector and within the dressing room, with Buttler taking part in an important function in serving to his successors seamless adaptation to the function.
“It is an actual optimistic for Brook and the group to have Jos [Buttler] within the ranks and contributing the best way he has,” McCullum added.
“He is been excellent and never simply on the pitch but additionally within the dressing room and across the group.
“It jogs my memory a number of Joe Root when it got here to Ben Stokes’ Check captaincy. It is a good mark of somebody’s traits.”
England vs West Indies white-ball fixtures
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One-day worldwide collection (Might-June)
- First ODI, Edgbaston: England gained by 238 runs
- Second ODI, Cardiff: England gained by three wickets
- Third ODI, The Oval: England gained by seven wickets
T20 worldwide collection (June)
- First T20I, Chester-le-Road: England gained by 21 runs
- Second T20I, Bristol: England gained by 4 wickets
- Third T20I, Southampton: England gained by 37 runs
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