England’s stand-in captain Harry Brook said that fans took his comments from their defeat in the first ODI against Australia in the wrong
way as well. His latest statement came after the third ODI against Australia at Chester-le-Street as England levelled the series, winning by 46 runs via the DLS method as well. With the Yorkshire cricketer claiming after the first ODI that they care less about being dismissed while clearing the boundary, he explained it was more about having a fearless and aggressive approach as well.

“People took that a little bit the wrong way. You have got to go out and play fearlessly and almost have that who cares attitude. That is not who cares if we lose. We still want to win but you don’t want to go out there and have a fear of getting out. We have seen so many times in the Test environment, the way people are getting out. You have got to have that fearless attitude and take it to the bowlers,” Brook said as per BBC.

However, Harry Brook had joined Will Jacks when they were 11/2, having lost their openers Ben Duckett and Phil Salt very cheaply. Meanwhile, the 156-run partnership proved to be the match-winning one as the hosts added comfortably before another unbroken stand of 57 with Liam Livingstone helped them.

“I was just trying to play the ball as late as possible and build a partnership with Jacksy. I was knackered when I got out there after 50 overs in the field. I feel I have been stop-start this summer, a lot of 30 and 40s, not managing to convert. I feel I am back in a good place, playing the ball late and with my head still,” he concluded.