BARBADOS [West Indies], England batsman Harry Brook admitted that the defending champions are hoping to retain their crown in the ongoing T20 World Cup in the United States and West Indies.
England, drawn in Group B, begin their title defense against Scotland in Barbados on Tuesday. England have a mix of talent and an experienced pool of players. Before their opening game, Brook backed the Three Lions to retain their title.
"Everyone is really excited," Brook said before the game, as quoted by Sky Sports.We imagine our opportunities. We have a very good team, a good team in T20 cricket and we are confident that we can bring it home again."
Brook recently returned to competitive cricket in the County Championship with Yorkshire in April. On his return, he scored a century in 69 balls against Leicestershire and celebrated by looking towards the sky.
His grandmother, Pauline, fell ill in January and Brook subsequently withdrew from the England squad for the India Test tour citing personal reasons and later played for Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League following his grandmother's death. Left out of the team."I had that long break – four or five months – so as soon as I got home I tried to make up for it. I just tried to train as hard as I could, try to lose a little weight and gain a little weight. Tried it not in very good circumstances, but that time with the family was most important to me," he said while talking about his absence from cricket due to personal reasons.
"At that time it was the right decision to try to spend as much time as I could with my grandmother and I don't regret it even for a minute. But I tried to get as much practice and fitness as I could and kept myself fit. I was traveling a lot, so it was good to have a bit of a break from cricket and when I went back and played for Yorkshire I was keen to get going again.,
England T20 World Cup squad: Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley. , Mark Wood.
England, drawn in Group B, begin their title defense against Scotland in Barbados on Tuesday. England have a mix of talent and an experienced pool of players. Before their opening game, Brook backed the Three Lions to retain their title.
"Everyone is really excited," Brook said before the game, as quoted by Sky Sports.We imagine our opportunities. We have a very good team, a good team in T20 cricket and we are confident that we can bring it home again."
Brook recently returned to competitive cricket in the County Championship with Yorkshire in April. On his return, he scored a century in 69 balls against Leicestershire and celebrated by looking towards the sky.
His grandmother, Pauline, fell ill in January and Brook subsequently withdrew from the England squad for the India Test tour citing personal reasons and later played for Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League following his grandmother's death. Left out of the team."I had that long break – four or five months – so as soon as I got home I tried to make up for it. I just tried to train as hard as I could, try to lose a little weight and gain a little weight. Tried it not in very good circumstances, but that time with the family was most important to me," he said while talking about his absence from cricket due to personal reasons.
"At that time it was the right decision to try to spend as much time as I could with my grandmother and I don't regret it even for a minute. But I tried to get as much practice and fitness as I could and kept myself fit. I was traveling a lot, so it was good to have a bit of a break from cricket and when I went back and played for Yorkshire I was keen to get going again.,
England T20 World Cup squad: Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley. , Mark Wood.
