HARRY'S GAME

Brook: I would be proud to skipper England's Test side

- BY RORY DOLLARD

HARRY Brook says it would be a “great honour” to succeed Ben Stokes as England's Test captain.

And Brook insists he would be ready to unify the role across all three formats.

Just a day on from Stokes (right) saying farewell to international cricket the circus has already moved on, with Brook hot-footing it from Trent Bridge to Chester-le-Street for today’s first T20 against India.

That kicks off a sequence of eight white-ball matches in 19 days between the two sides, with Brook thrown into the thick of it just 24 hours after the end of a month-long Test match tussle against New Zealand.

But he made it clear he is eager to take the baton from Stokes, who personally endorsed him in his final Press conference as skipper.

Brook said: “It's not up to me but if I got offered it then I'd be happy to take it. I don't know yet if it will happen - but it would be a great honour to do it.