It is time for freakishly gifted Harry Brook to come of age in England’s post-Bazball era | Ali Martin
Test captaincy came too soon for 27-year-old but Pakistan series is latest chapter in year that could be the making of him You have to hand it to Bazball.
Even when seemingly killed off, and the England team it left behind is thousands of miles away, preparing for a series against Pakistan, it has still managed to muscle its way into the fallout from Bangladesh’s seismic victory over Australia in Darwin.
Talk about main character energy.
By definition, that nine-wicket victory for Bangladesh was no fluke.
Najmul Hossain Shanto’s men didn’t jag a tight one but rather dominated their hosts over four days.
And in doing so, they also managed to unite Ashes rivals by demonstrating what a golden opportunity England blew against Australia’s greybeards last winter.
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