Explaining tough run leaves Brook at a loss

STAR ENGLAND BATTERS MISFIRING ON TRAVELS

- FROM DAVID CHARLESWORTH in Wellington

HARRY BROOK admitted he is starting to get frustated at England's topsy-turvy batting after they crashed to another ODI series defeat.

England put 400 on the West Indies in June and pummelled 414 in a dead rubber against South Africa last month, but in eight overseas ODIs in 2025 they have failed to bat out their 50-over allotment seven times.

In New Zealand, where conditions have assisted fast bowlers especially early on, England have failed to find the correct tempo and paltry totals of 223 and 175 have been overhauled with relative ease.