Young England batter Harry Brook has expressed disappointment over his exclusion from ODI World Cup squad which takes place later this year in India.
All-rounder Ben Stokes’ return to one-day international cricket had a significant impact on Brook not being included in England’s initial roster for their title defense in the 50-over tournament.
Brook, 24, had established himself as one of England’s most promising emerging players, notably contributing to the thrillingly tied Ashes series against Australia. However, despite his promising performances, England’s selectors made the decision to not include him from the 15-man squad scheduled for the upcoming four preparatory matches against New Zealand in September.
The same group will most likely be chosen to try and retain the World Cup in India in October and November.
“Obviously it’s disappointing, but I can’t do anything about it now, you’ve just got to move on. I’m trying not to think about it anymore,” Brook said after playing for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred at Lord’s.
“I’ve not had much conversation with (coach) Matthew (Mott) or (captain) Jos (Buttler). They said with Stokesy coming back I was probably going to miss out this time.
“He (Stokes) is one of the best players to ever play cricket, so I can’t really complain, can I?”
While Brook has made a flying start to his Test career, he has played just three ODI matches for England.
“I feel like I’m playing well at the minute and feel I could potentially add value to the team. There’s always something more you could do,” he said.
“I haven’t had much opportunity to play one-day cricket, whether that be for Yorkshire or England and, although I’ve played a lot of T20 cricket, I don’t know I’ve done as well as I have in the past in the last six months, so that might have had an effect.”
