In just seven tests, Harry Brook already has four centuries to his credit. Harry Brook's confidence while preparing for his first ash test. «The faster they serve the ball, the faster it reaches the border.»
Here's how he responded to a question about calling an Australian attack that would be a significant step up from the one he marmelized last winter in Pakistan and New Zealand .
His response sums up England's mood and their fresh approach to Test cricket. It sounds cocky, but Brooke is not arrogant, just a straight-laced Yorkshire man.
“I just want to play ball and I don't really care who plays me. ,» he said. «Obviously they're good, but it's just another cricket ball flying at me.»
It's not the team's style to over-analyze. Ben Stokes thought it paralyzed them in Australia in the last round, and the players lost the ability to think for themselves.
The captain and coach have also been successful in impressing the players with their methods, so it's natural for Brook to speak confidently and be clear about his approach. “I feel like I played exactly the way Baz and Stokes want us to play. I scored my runs fairly quickly. And there were a few wins this winter where if we didn't score points as fast as we did, we might not get the result, so I'm going to play exactly the same and I'm sure everyone else is the same.»
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Brooke scored 818 runs in 11 test innings thanks to a few solid showings. Photo: AFP/Marty Mevill. , a World Cup Winner's Medal in Australia and a £1.3 million contract in the Indian Premier League. India did not quite succeed, he scored a century for the Sunrisers, but that was all. It was his first note since he announced himself on the world stage.
He has faced just seven balls in the Irish Test, his only top-notch game since the end of the New Zealand tour, and is one of several undercooked England players in the net this week. He hasn't had the short ball practiced after attacking with depth like Australia has, but he seems to prefer the speed on the ball that players with the best shots usually do and England would expect him to go after Nathan Lyon as well. . Brook has shown to be a great spin player over the winter and, being right-handed, has the spin advantage against Lyon.
However, Lyon must be licking his lips when he sees the field. and weather forecast for this week. “If he hits a good ball, I will respect him,” Brook said. “Besides that, I’m going to try and fight him. He could get a lot of wickets, but hopefully we're going to hit him a lot.»
How England perform against Australian player Nathan Lyon could very well decide the series. Credit: Getty Images/Ryan Pierse
Brook eluded the spotlight a little while preparing for this series, focusing on the return of Johnny Bairstow in place of Ben Fawkes and the bowlers' fitness. But it was Brook who usurped the No. 5 position with such style that turned the pick decision into a choice between two wicket-keepers and dropped Bairstow down to No. 7. «It's a long line-up, that's for sure,» Brook said. “There’s a lot of T20 experience out there, and the guys who hit the tail tend to work harder and get as many runs as they can in a short amount of time. The fact that these boys hit the ball at 7 and 8 years old is actually ridiculous.”
Brook said his first memory of the Ashes was in 2005, of Andrew Flintoff moving on to Justin Langer and Ricky Ponting, and Kevin Pietersen's Oval Hundred. Immersed in cricket through his parents and grandparents, you can feel his excitement when it dawns on him that he's going to play on Ashes. “Of course, this is a childhood dream. My dad always says that as soon as I learned to speak, I said I wanted to play for England, and here we are.
“I have no nerves now. To be honest, I didn't think about it until yesterday, when we got to practice. I think Baz and Stokes want us to be like that. Just stay where your feet are, that's what Baz says many times, every day. And that's what I've been trying to work on for the last couple of years, trying to stay in the present for as long as possible.»
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