Harry Brook says no amount of franchise money could take his focus away from playing in all three formats for England over the next 12 months.
Brook was this week appointed England’s new white-ball captain, succeeding Jos Buttler, a job he will have to juggle with being one of the key batsmen in Ben Stokes’s Test team in a year that features five-Test series against India and Australia. Soon after the Ashes ends, Brook will lead England in his first global event as captain: a T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.
Brook, who is contracted by England until the end of 2026, withdrew from a deal worth approximately £590,000 with Delhi Capitals in this year’s IPL to prioritise international cricket.