Brendon McCullum says England’s white-ball domination of the West Indies offered a transparent blueprint of the model of cricket Harry Brook needs to outline his captaincy.
Brook made it six wins from six as England’s white-ball captain as a 37-run victory in Southampton sealed a second collection sweep over the West Indies.
Having whitewashed the vacationers 3-0 within the ODIs, Brook’s males did it once more within the T20 leg to cap a triumphant begin for the brand new limited-overs skipper.
Certainly, England’s whole of 248 was their highest ever posted at house in a T20I and their second highest T20I rating of all time – overwhelmed solely by the 267 they registered in Trinidad in opposition to the West Indies 18 months in the past.
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“It has been a very good two weeks,” England head coach McCullum advised Sky Sports activities.
“Any time you undergo a interval of transition and alter, you will have aspirations and hopes on what you possibly can obtain. Generally, they occur fast and typically they take a very long time to embed.
“However within the final couple of weeks, we’ve got seen a transparent blueprint of how Harry Brook needs this cricket group to run and his type of captaincy. That is an actual constructive.”
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Highlights from the third T20 match between England and West Indies
McCullum: I’ve let Brook discover his method
Requested whether or not a hands-on method was wanted to help Brook’s begin to life as England captain, McCullum responded: “I’ve let him discover his method.
“He would not prefer to make issues difficult. He likes to maintain it easy. That is a praise, it is an amazing ability.
“His calmness, his poise, his skill to maintain it easy rubs off on different guys. He is additionally captained a variety of sides rising up, so he is acquired nice friendships with guys who perceive how he works.
“We’ve not conquered the world, however we’ve got made a pleasant begin during the last couple of weeks. It is good constructive indicators.”
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Brook inherited an England white-ball facet on its knees following a disastrous Champions Trophy that led to Jos Buttler’s resignation as skipper in March.
However after two profitable collection, fortunes have been reworked on the sphere and within the dressing room, with Buttler taking part in a vital position in serving to his successors seamless adaptation to the position.
“It is an actual constructive for Brook and the group to have Jos [Buttler] within the ranks and contributing the way in which he has,” McCullum added.
“He is been excellent and never simply on the pitch but additionally within the dressing room and across the group.
“It jogs my memory a variety of Joe Root when it got here to Ben Stokes’ Check captaincy. It is a good mark of somebody’s traits.”
England vs West Indies white-ball fixtures
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One-day worldwide collection (Could-June)
- First ODI, Edgbaston: England gained by 238 runs
- Second ODI, Cardiff: England gained by three wickets
- Third ODI, The Oval: England gained by seven wickets
T20 worldwide collection (June)
- First T20I, Chester-le-Road: England gained by 21 runs
- Second T20I, Bristol: England gained by 4 wickets
- Third T20I, Southampton: England gained by 37 runs
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