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England white-ball captain Harry Brook is geared up for the challenging role of captaincy ahead of the series against the West Indies.
Brook took over the reins from Jos Butler, who stepped down as England captain after a dismal Champions Trophy 2025 campaign.
Harry Brook’s first major assignment will be the ODI and T20I series against the West Indies, which begins on 29 May at Birmingham.
While speaking to the UK news outlet, Harry Brook expressed optimism about England’s captaincy role.
“The captaincy is going to be a challenge for me but it’s something I’ve got to take in my stride. I’ll need to come up with a plan but I’m okay with that, I like challenges,” he said.
The explosive batter emphasised the vice-captain role, mentioning the England team’s young talent. With Brook as a first-choice player in all three formats and upcoming Test assignments against India and Australia, England will need a deputy to help manage his workload.
“I think there will be a vice-captain in place soon. We haven’t come to a conclusion on who that will be yet. There’s a few names in the hat,” Harry Brook added.
“I’ll have a few conversations with Baz (head coach Brendon McCullum) and see what he thinks.
There’s so many experienced people who can help already, the likes of Joe Root and Jos, but so much young talent coming in too that can lead from the front. There’s so many to pick from,” Brook observed.
England will begin their international season at Trent Bridge on Thursday, with a one-off historic first Test against Zimbabwe, marking their first in 22 years on English soil.
“We can’t take our eyes off the ball but we want to go out there and win well, like we want to go and do in every game we play,” Harry Brook urged England team not to take Zimbabve easy.
The 26-year-old praised Zimbabwe for their Test victory against Bangladesh earlier this year, while stating that visitors will come hard on England.
“I’m sure they are going to come out all guns blazing. They beat Bangladesh recently (a first Test victory in four years) and they’ll be feeling good about that so I’m guessing they are going to come hard at us,” Harry Brook concluded.
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