Fresh from a dominant ODI series sweeping the West Indies, England is fired up to launch a new T20 era under whiteball skipper Harry Brook.
Tuesday’s victory with seven-wick on Kia Oval saw England demanding their first ODI series of money laundering in three years to kick Brooks Captain in style.
Brook took over with the English whiteball cricket, who flew after a terrible Champions Trophy campaign, caused his predecessor Jos Buttler to resign.
If the ODD series marked a new chapter for England, clashes the upcoming T20 in Durham, Bristol and Southampton – all Sky Sports – Give the perfect scene to build momentum under Brooks leadership.
‘FUNKY FIELDS’ AND ‘POSITITION’ – INSIDE BROOK’S ENGLAND
Bowler Brydon Carse, who spoke in front of England’s first T20 against the West Indies on his home ground in Chester-Le-Street, said: “The past week has been an incredibly positive over such a short time for this group under the new leadership of Harry Brook.
“Everything has been largely gone according to plan so far. The guys are full of confidence, are enthusiastic and the most important thing is that everyone enjoys each other’s company.
“There is a new challenge now in the T20 series, the West Indies are coming back stronger, they have a few different players in their teams now, but we will be ready for it.”
As far as the Brook separates Brook from other England captains, Carse added: “He puts some different fields, some funky fields, but always with the common goal of trying to get a wicket and try to be positive.
“He has not changed the way he is among the group, he is still himself, which is a very important thing as the leader of the group.”
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Look at the best of Jamie Smith’s Batting performance against the West Indies in the Third Odi.
England Choose Smith as Opener Salt takes paternity leave
England has made a change to their team to the 20-over series that will continue in Bristol on Sunday and move to Southampton on Tuesday.
Phil Salt has been down for paternity leave, after welcoming his first child just before winning IPL with the Royal Challenger Bengaluru this weekend.
Jamie Smith occupies his place at the opener so he can continue where he escaped with a fiery bank of 64 from 28 balls in the last match of England’s one-day money laundering over the tourists.
“The way Jamie Smith fought the other night is very comfortable for him because we all know he can do it,” Carse said. “I think he wants a lot of positive banks in the future of England like that.”
‘Can we get rid of it?’ – Carse considered amputating toe
Carse admitted that he was considering a drastic remedy against his troublesome toe damage before he was persuaded to settle on a less difficult solution than amputation.
Durham Bowler has fought against long -term problems with his left foot, with the force produced by charging through his action opening a painful wound on his second toe.
The damage was so bad over a breakthrough winter with the national battle that he was forced to pull midway through the England Champions Trophy campaign in Pakistan and withdraw from a lucrative agreement in the Indian Premier League.
Brydon Carse revealed how a chronic toe injury forced him to consider a drastic agent
The 29-year-old explored every opportunity to deal with the problem and eventually went so far as to consider an ugly answer, but he was warned against doing so by team medicine.
“For a number of years now my feet are not the most ideal thing,” he said. “It ended up being a pretty hard wound, I played with the majority of winter, it was infected a few times.
“It’s a bit of a running joke in the dressing room, my other toe. So we came with the thought, ‘Can we just get rid of the other toe’?
Carse took five wickets over England’s three ODI -victories over the West Indies
“Everyone has had their opinion on my other toe. At one point I went to bed thinking ‘I could actually do this; I think I could get rid of my other toe’, but then the medical staff said you need it to balance so it was quickly excluded.”
As for alternative solutions, he was able to pick up some less invasive suggestions combined with an extended break between February and May to get him back to fitness.
He said, “I have gone into a narrower trunk, placed the hole in my trunk a little differently and got new insoles, which is all the information that the specialists have given me in winter.”
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Sky Sports Cricket’s Michael Atherton and Stuart Broad reflect on England’s performances against the West Indies over their ODD series.
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One-day International Series (May-June)
- First Odi, Edgbaston: England won with 238 races
- Other ODI, Cardiff: England won with three wickets
- Third Odi, Oval: England won with seven wickets
T20 International Series (June)
- First T20i: Friday 6. June (6.30pm) -chester-le-Street
- Other T20i: Sunday 8th June (14.30) – Bristol
- Third T20i: Tuesday 10 June (18.30) – Southampton
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