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We Want To Be One Of The Fittest And Strongest Sides In The World: Brook

ODI World Cup: England captain Harry Brook has stressed the importance of improving the teams fitness and preparation standards as they begin their build-up towards next years ODI World Cup, ahead of their three-match series against Australia. With the World Cup 12 months away, its a good period now to really start to try and nestle down, hone in on the skills and the lessons that weve learned, Brook said, as quoted by Cricinfo. The key thing is to try and be one of the fittest and strongest sides in the world. To be able to try and dominate throughout that competition (World Cup), he added. England will begin their ODI series against Australia at Optus Stadium in Perth on November 13, with a preparatory one-day match against Western Australia scheduled at the revamped WACA ground. Brook also underlined the need to improve Englands preparations away from the field, while acknowledging that results cannot always be guaranteed. Obviously, whether you win or lose isnt always there. You can never guarantee that, but the off-fieldyou can guarantee the off-field preparation can be a lot better. Can really help towards winning games, he added. England have also been weighing their options in the spin department, with Adil Rashid and Liam Dawson competing for a place in the playing eleven. Speaking about Rashids recent omission from the side during the Pakistan series, Brook said the decision was influenced by the conditions. Hes been training the last few days. Hes good. Hes bowling nicely. The decisions to not play him have been typically condition-based. We felt that the left arm was more suitable to the conditions in Pakistan, as we saw throughout the series generally, he said. The England skipper also praised Australias emerging fast bowler Mahli Beardman, who is expected to feature against them in the upcoming fixtures. Hes got some pace behind him. Hes got a nice action as well. Looking forward to seeing what he can do out here, Brook said. The England skipper also praised Australias emerging fast bowler Mahli Beardman, who is expected to feature against them in the upcoming fixtures. Also Read: Special Cricket Stories Article Source: IANS

6 Nov 2026 4:50 pm