Although obtaining leadership experience in the Hundred could lead to Harry Brook eventually putting his hat in the ring to captain England when playing white-ball cricket, he has declared that Test cricket is his top priority.
Following England’s unsuccessful attempt to retain their World Cup championships in the 50-over and T20 formats, captain Jos Buttler and head coach Matthew Mott’s careers are in doubt.
A potential candidate to assume the captaincy is Brook, who has moved up to third in the ICC Test batting rankings, one spot behind associate Joe Root.
The 25-year-old was instrumental in England’s victory over the West Indies last week, making 139 balls for his sixth Test century at Trent Bridge as they won 241 runs.
Andrew Flintoff, the coach of Northern Superchargers, who assisted England at the T20 World Cup in June, is expected to guide Brook in the 100-ball competition.
“This is my first captaincy role with the Superchargers,” Brook said. “We’ll see how that goes and then maybe I’ll have a different answer in a couple of months.
“I don’t see anything happening any time soon, so I’ll just stay in the moment and focus on Test cricket.”
After England’s third and final Test match against the West Indies at Edgbaston, which starts on Friday, Brook will join the Superchargers.
It is hard for Brook, or any other regular Test player, to lead the white-ball squad because of England’s schedule. The day following the conclusion of the Sri Lankan Test series is the first Twenty20 match versus Australia.
A few days before England departs for Pakistan to play Tests, the ODI series comes to a close later that month. An ODI series in the Caribbean will start three days after that series concludes on October 28.
“I want to play every Test match I can for England,” said Brook.
“Test cricket is my priority. I don’t want to think too far ahead. The Ashes is a long way away and we have a lot of Test cricket before then. My main focus is to stay in the moment and not get ahead of myself.”
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