HARRY IN DIG AT ENGLAND ALLOTMENT

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

- FROM DAVID CHARLESWORTH in Wellington

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 not batted out their 50-over allotment seven times.

In New Zealand, England have failed to find the correct tempo and paltry totals of 223 and 175 have been overhauled with ease.

Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett, Joe Root and Jacob Bethell all head to Australia next week along with Brook for a much-hyped Ashes, while Jos Buttler is regularly hailed as England's best-ever white-ball batter.