'Chilled' Brook plays down talk of England white-ball captaincy

Harry Brook has played down talk of being an England white-ball captain in waiting, insisting he is focusing on Test cricket, leading the Northern Superchargers in the Hundred this summer and not expecting a change of leadership any time soon.

- Ali Martin

Rob Key, the director of England men's cricket, is reviewing the white-ball set-up after a lamentable 50-over World Cup last winter was followed by the recent T20 World Cup in which Jos Buttler's side reached the semifinals but lost three of their four games against major opposition.

Aswell as seeking player feedback, Key is understood to have held talks with Buttler on Monday and is also due to speak to the head coach, Matthew Mott, this week. A decision on the pair has not yet been made, while Eoin Morgan said on Tuesday he has no interest in the coach role despite being linked with it.

Brook, meanwhile, is simply waiting to discover if leadership suits him after being appointed Superchargers captain by their new head coach, Andrew Flintoff. "I don't know," replied Brook, when asked if leading England was a goal. "This is my first captaincy role with the Superchargers, so we'll see how that goes.

"For now, I don't see anything happening any time soon. So TI'll just stay in the moment and focus on Test cricket.