Brook named England’s white-ball captain

Harry Brook

Harry Brook has been appointed as England's new white-ball captain, with team chief Rob Key lauding his "excellent cricket brain".

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The England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed on Monday that Brook would lead both the ODI and T20 teams.

The 26-year-old Yorkshire batsman was the favourite to succeed Jos Buttler, who stood down in February after a woeful Champions Trophy campaign in Pakistan ended with England failing to reach the semi-finals.

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