Harry Brook is touted as the generational talent coming up in world cricket. Already in his short career, he has managed to pull off some marathon innings. However, the upcoming Ashes Down Under might be the biggest Test Brook has faced.
Former Australian cricketer Greg Chappell, in his column for ESPNCricinfo, noted that Brook’s trigger moments have reminded the 77-year-old of India’s Sachin Tendulkar.
“I’ve watched him bat, as I say, on television. He reminds me very much of Sachin Tendulkar in the early part of his career. Very minimal movement early on, picks off the angles very well, and can score off most deliveries,” Chappell wrote.
“Brook has the tools to be one of England’s finest batters, arguably their most destructive, in the modern era,” he added.
Still getting over India series
Earlier, red-ball vice-captain Brook, in his own words, is still trying to get over the intense India series earlier in the year. The India vs England 5-match Anderson Tendulkar Trophy series started from June and ended in August, with both teams sharing the spoils at 2-2 after all was set and done.
“I don’t know what I’m stepping into. I know it’s a massive thing, but I’m still trying to get over that India series. That was awesome to be part of: to play 25 days out of 25 was mega. That was the most intense series I’ve ever been part of. If the Ashes tops that, I will be a very happy man,” Brook said as per ESPNCricinfo.
“It is obviously intense. I can’t even remember much about the 2023 Ashes, if I’m honest. It’s a very similar group of players that we’ll come up against: a very strong bowling attack and on home soil they’ll present different challenges. I haven’t had too much experience of the pitches out there, so I have to stay in the moment as much as possible and play what’s in front of me,” he added.
