England still have 'a long way to go'

RASHID SAYS WHITE-BALL SIDE ONLY GETTING STARTED

- By DAVID CHARLESWORTH

Captain Harry Brook with his England white-ball team

ENGLAND may have won seven of their past eight completed T20s but Adil Rashid believes Harry Brook's white-ball side are only getting started.

Since Brook took the reins from Jos Buttler earlier this year, England’s only defeat in the most unpredictable format has been against South Africa in Cardiff in a farcical rain-affected shootout.

They rebounded with the highest T20 score by a Test nation after amassing 304 for two against the Proteas last month, while, under Brook, England have compiled three of their highest five totals.

Phil Salt has banished any doubt about his opener’s spot with some stunning recent innings, while Tom Banton, Jordan Cox and Luke Wood are being given their chance, with Liam Livingstone jettisoned from the setup.

But Rashid argued the team is still in transition and likened the current crop to 2015, when Eoin Morgan took England from rock-bottom to world 50-over champions over the following four-year period.

“We're on that journey, we've still got a long way to go,” Rashid said. “We're rebuilding. A few new faces, some have gone out. (After the) 2015 World Cup, we started with a similar cycle.