Brook, who succeeded Jos Buttler after England’s dismal first-round exit from the Champions Trophy in February, will get his tenure under way in Thursday’s opening one-day international against the West Indies at Edgbaston.
Under Brook and Brendon McCullum, who took over as head coach across all formats at the start of the year, there is much work to do to get the 2019 World Cup winners back on track ahead of the next tournament in southern Africa in 2027.
Jacob Bethell will be hoping to make a big impression against the West Indies (Photo: Getty)
This is a huge series for the 21-year-old after he missed last week’s one-off Test against Zimbabwe to play in the Indian Premier League.
It is likely Bethell will be asked to assume that role given the success he had at three during his debut Test series in New Zealand last winter.
Test captain Ben Stokes backed Ollie Pope after his century against Zimbabwe – days after he said Bethell would be in the mix for the India series.
But runs for Bethell in this one-day series would make the choice between him and Pope even harder.
Who opens alongside Ben Duckett?
Duckett’s partnership with Zak Crawley has been the bedrock of the Test team’s success since McCullum took over in 2022.
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Bethell is one but, as mentioned, he is likely to bat at No 3.
But the most aggressive choice would be Buttler.
It makes sense to see if he can replicate that in 50-over cricket.
What does the bowling attack look like?
Jofra Archer injured himself while playing in the Indian Premier League (Photo: Getty)In terms of frontline seamers, Jofra Archer is out with a thumb injury, Mark Wood is a long-term absentee following knee surgery and Gus Atkinson misses the series with a hamstring strain which England say shouldn’t rule him out of the India Tests.
Expect him, Jamie Overton and Matthew Potts to be the seamers in this first ODI alongside the spin of Bethell, Jacks and Adil Rashid.
Their eighth-placed ranking makes them vulnerable given only the top nine – including South Africa, who qualify as co-hosts – will go through automatically to the 2027 tournament.
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Read MoreThey will draw level with a 2-1 series win or go ahead with a 3-0 whitewash.
But it is possible they could overtake England by the end of the summer if Brook’s men lose both upcoming series against the West Indies and South Africa.
But unless their form picks up, England might be in danger of being forced to go through the humiliation of a qualifying tournament to reach the next World Cup.
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