England skipper Brook bats off cash questions

HARRY Brook insists there is no amount of money on the lucrative franchise circuit that could sway him from his England commitments ahead of a crucial next few months.

- DAVID CHARLESWORTH

The Yorkshireman sacrificed a £590,000 deal with Delhi Capitals at the ongoing Indian Premier League in a bid to keep himself fit and firing for blockbuster Test series against India and Australia this year.

With his appointment as England's new white-ball captain confirmed earlier this week, Brook has an unrelenting schedule going forwards even if, as he suggested, he could skip one or two lesser series.

But asked whether a monumental offer on the T20 domestic scene could get between him and England, Brook replied: "Definitely not at the minute. I just want to play cricket for England.

"There's a lot of cricket and I'm looking forward to all of it. I'd like to play every game but if I require a week off and that's the best thing for my game then I'm sure I'll be allowed a week off."