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Vaughan Suggests Harry Brook as Future England Captain

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Harry Brook Captaincy: Vaughan Backs Leadership Role

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan believes that Harry Brook should be seriously considered for the captaincy role if Ben Stokes remains sidelined with injuries. With Stokes currently out of the fifth and final Test against India at The Oval due to a shoulder problem, Ollie Pope has taken over as stand-in captain.

Brook, who recently captained England’s white-ball side and led them to a series win against the West Indies, has impressed many β€” including Vaughan.

β€œπ‘―π’‚π’“π’“π’š π‘©π’“π’π’π’Œ, 𝒕𝒐 π’Žπ’†, π’π’π’π’Œπ’” 𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓. 𝑯𝒆 π’π’π’π’Œπ’” 𝒂 𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒏 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓,” π’”π’‚π’Šπ’… π‘½π’‚π’–π’ˆπ’‰π’‚π’ 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉 π‘Ίπ’‘π’†π’„π’Šπ’‚π’ 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕.

Ollie Pope’s Role as Vice-Captain Questioned

While Pope is currently deputizing for Stokes and has experience leading the team, Vaughan expressed concerns about whether he is suited for long-term leadership.

β€œπ‘Ίπ’π’Žπ’†π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’†π’” π’—π’Šπ’„π’†-π’„π’‚π’‘π’•π’‚π’Šπ’π’” 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏’𝒕 π’ƒπ’“π’Šπ’π’π’Šπ’‚π’π’• π’„π’‚π’‘π’•π’‚π’Šπ’π’”,” π‘½π’‚π’–π’ˆπ’‰π’‚π’ 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅. β€œπ‘΄π’‚π’“π’„π’–π’” π‘»π’“π’†π’”π’„π’π’•π’‰π’Šπ’„π’Œ π’˜π’‚π’” 𝒂 π’Žπ’‚π’ˆπ’π’Šπ’‡π’Šπ’„π’†π’π’• π’—π’Šπ’„π’†-π’„π’‚π’‘π’•π’‚π’Šπ’ 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’Žπ’† 𝒃𝒖𝒕 π’šπ’π’– π’˜π’π’–π’π’…π’β€™π’• π’˜π’‚π’π’• 𝒕𝒐 π’ˆπ’Šπ’—π’† π’‰π’Šπ’Ž 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’„π’‚π’‘π’•π’‚π’Šπ’π’„π’š.”

Vaughan praised Pope’s contributions as a supporting figure but leaned toward Brook for future captaincy opportunities.

England’s Uphill Task Against India

With England needing 374 runs to win the decisive Test β€” which would be their second-highest chase in history β€” they ended Day 3 at 50-1. The absence of key players like Stokes and Chris Woakes has left the bowling attack weakened, relying on Gus Atkinson, Josh Tongue, and Jamie Overton.

Six dropped catches made England’s job harder despite eventually bowling India out for 396. Vaughan emphasized that Pope should not be blamed for England’s challenging situation:

β€œπ‘°π’• π’Šπ’” 𝒏𝒐𝒕 π‘Άπ’π’π’Šπ’† 𝑷𝒐𝒑𝒆’𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒖𝒍𝒕 π‘¬π’π’ˆπ’π’‚π’π’… 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’Šπ’ π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” π’‘π’π’”π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’π’. 𝑰𝒕 π’Šπ’” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔,” 𝒉𝒆 π’”π’‚π’Šπ’….

Confident Outlook from the England Camp

Despite the daunting target, England remains optimistic. Fast bowler Josh Tongue dismissed doubts about the chase, referencing their earlier successes in similar situations.

β€œπ‘Ύπ’Šπ’•π’‰ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’ƒπ’‚π’•π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’π’Šπ’π’†-𝒖𝒑 π’˜π’†β€™π’—π’† π’ˆπ’π’•, 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏’𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒆 π’˜π’‰π’š π’˜π’† 𝒄𝒂𝒏’𝒕 π’ˆπ’Šπ’—π’† π’Šπ’• 𝒂 π’ˆπ’π’π’… π’ˆπ’,” π‘»π’π’π’ˆπ’–π’† 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 π’„π’π’π’‡π’Šπ’…π’†π’π’•π’π’š.

England famously chased 378 against India at Edgbaston in 2022 and 371 earlier in this series at Headingley, making the current target seem achievable to many in the squad.

Also Read: England Chase History with Depleted Squad and Mounting Pressure

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