Follow UsHarry Brook has already established his credentials as one of the top stars of England, and, with the white-ball captaincy in his hand, he wants the England Test opener Zak Crawley to increase his appetite for white-ball cricket and be consistent with his performance in the format to get a call-up from the national side.
"He [Crawley] obviously has the attributes that we're talking about: putting pressure on the bowlers with their good and bad balls; he can manipulate the field really well; he's good against fast bowling, and he's good against spin. He's got all the attributes to play white-ball for England,” Brook was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
Brook was speaking after his team, the Northern Superchargers, were denied a place in The Hundred 2025 final against the Oval Invincibles after the Eliminator against the Trent Rockets was washed out. As a result, the Rockets proceeded to the final due to their better positioning in the group stages.
Crawley played a crucial role during the Superchargers’ campaign, scoring 280 runs, the most for the side and third most in the tournament, with a strike rate of 160 and an average of 40.
This might open up his chances of playing for the national team in white-ball formats, where he has played just eight ODIs and is yet to make his T20I debut.