Brook leaves World Cup blow behind after quickest ton in Hundred historical past
H
arry Brook despatched a well timed riposte to England’s selectors by walloping the Hundred’s quickest century simply days after being neglected of the World Cup squad.
The Northern Superchargers batter hit a outstanding unbeaten 105 off 42 balls in Tuesday evening’s defeat to Welsh Fire at Headingley, to single-handedly rescue an innings wherein just one teammate reached double-figures.
However, the knock proved to be in useless because the guests chased down a goal of 159 with ten balls to spare to maintain their hopes of reaching the knockout levels alive.
Brook shouldn’t be amongst the 15-man squad for next month’s ODI series against New Zealand, the identical group that, barring harm, England plan to take to India for his or her World Cup defence within the autumn.
The Yorkshireman was successfully a sufferer of Ben Stokes’s return from retirement, which put a squeeze on middle-order locations, and mentioned final week that he “can’t complain” at having to make method for arguably England’s biggest ever all-round cricketer.
Men’s selector Luke Wright has already confirmed that Brook is more likely to be named among the many three travelling reserves for the match however England don’t have to formally submit their remaining squad till late subsequent month and already there are requires a rethink over the 24-year-old’s omission.
“I was just trying to hit the ball hard and straight,” Brook mentioned. “I had a lot of clarity out there.
“We’ll see what happens with the World Cup – I just want to concentrate on every game, whoever it is for, and see what happens.”
Brook could have additional alternative to state his case when England’s four-match T20 sequence towards New Zealand will get underway in Durham subsequent week, however will play no additional half within the Hundred, with the Superchargers’ defeat final evening ending their hopes of a playoff berth.
Oval Invincibles have already certified instantly for Sunday’s males’s remaining at Lord’s, leaving three groups preventing for 2 locations within the Eliminator on Saturday.
Manchester Originals’s sturdy net-run-rate means they’re more likely to progress even when they lose their remaining sport to Southern Brave tonight, however the Brave should win to overtake Welsh Fire, who at present occupy third spot.
In the ladies’s competitors, the Brave, Fire and Superchargers have already certified, with the previous prime of the desk and needing solely to keep away from a heavy defeat of their remaining sport towards Originals this afternoon to safe direct passage to the ultimate.